Thy kingdom come, thy will be done

Here we are at a crossroad in the model prayer that Jesus taught His disciples. They had asked Him how they should pray. He had responded with this model prayer and it had many components that make for both meaningful and effective prayer. The next portion after we establish exactly who we are praying to, and what He actually is it is time to move on to our petitions. BUt notice, we start out with petitions for Him. We don't just tell God how great He is, acknowledge His power and wisdom and dive in, we still have work to do before that.
Many believe this is a direct quote of what Issaiah had discussed in chapter 9 verses 6-7 when he states that the coming Messiah will establish His kingdom, and the government will be on His shoulders.
Saying "Thy kingdom come" is a protest prayer we are saying that we do not want to submit to anything that is not of God's will. It's also a submissive prayer, stating that we do not want anything fleshly, we only want what God wants for our lives and His people. It's a comforting way to pray because we are casting all of our anxieties, our pains and our striving on God. It gives us the understanding that if it isn't God's will then we don't need or want it. Finally, saying "Thy Kingdom Come, thy will be done" is a unifying prayer. If every day we pray for nothing else as believers than God's will, then together we are all striving for and wanting for the same results. For God to be in diving control and have all the glory for what goes on in our lives. Instead, what we have is people praying for their economic status, praying for sick ones, loved ones who are usaved and a laundry list of things they want from life. This is in no way unifying outside of giving God the glory, and praying His will in all things.
We'll talk more about heaven next week. Have a great weekend and remember to pray God's will for your life, and the lives of others.