[soc.religion.christian] October 12

ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) (10/21/90)

Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.  
Matthew 6.10.

We are to pray this.  "Thy kingdom come!"  If His kingdom would come of
itself, we should not have been given that command.  But God's people are
to pray, for His work is done in response to their cry.  "Thy will be done!"
yes, but where?  "On earth," for this is the only place where today God's 
will is not done.  Then how can God's kingdom be brought down here?  By the 
created will, in union with the Uncreated Will, seeking the displacement
of the rebellious will of the devil.  For prayer is always three-sided.  It
involves someone prayed to, someone prayed for, and someone prayed against;
and on earth there is someone to pray against--a will that is opposed to
God's.  QAgainst that rebellius will, God will not act alone.  He awaits
our prayers.  The Lord's Prayer is not just a model prayer for me;  it is
the revelation of God's heart.

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Robert W. Johnson
Computer center, The University of Turku, Turku Finland
robert@kontu.utu.fi 	(InterNet)
robert@firien.bitnet    (BITNET)

The preceeding is my opinion and may not express the opinion of my employer
and furthermore has nothing to do with my employment.