The Lord’s Prayer

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy will be done

You are in God’s Kingdom if

You treat God as your King

Treating God as king means:Doing God’s will –

So the Lord’s Prayer includes

“Thy will be done.”

Sometimes we don’t do God’s willWhich means we are saying“I don’t want you to be my king”which means“I don’t want be in your kingdom”

So the Lord’s prayer also includes:“Forgive us your trespasses”

So Luther explains: “Thy kingdom come” means:That God will be King no matter what

---- the question is, will he be your king?

God’s Kingdom comes:In the present and in the future:

In the present, God’s Kingdom is invisible, because it is in your heart; it is not obvious who is putting God in first place

On Judgment day, God’s Kingdom will be visible to everyone --- we will know who has put God first.

The present, invisible Kingdom:Jesus said, “The kingdom of God not coming

with signs to be observed, Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you].

Luke 17:20-21 Amplified Bible

The future, visible kingdomJesus said about himself, “When the Son of

Man comes in his glory … all the nations will be gathered before him … then the king will say to those on his right, “come you who are blessed by my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world … and these will go in to eternal life.”

Matthew 25:31-46

So Luther continues:

That God’s kingdom comes thorugh the power of the Holy Spirit, giving us the grace to believe his God’s word, and to live a life based on putting God first

So when you pray“Thy kingdom come”You are asking God to take over in your heart,

Which means you want God to move you to do His will.

So Luther continues:

Thy will be done --Means that even though God will get His way, the question is ---

Will God get his way with me?

How is God’s will done?God’s will is done When he ruins the plans of the devil, the world, and our sinful nature,

Which do not want us to regard God’ as special,

Or to let God rule as King in our lives.

And …When God keeps us firm in his word and faith until we die.

This is God’s good and gracious will.

By the way:The Bible uses two terms for the kingdom.

Luke calls it “Kingdom of God”

Matthew calls it “Kingdom of Heaven”

These mean the same thing.