Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Friday, November 07, 2008 12:42:45 AM
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” –Jesus Christ [Matthew 6:10]
The colonial American’s were motivated by this prayer. They pursued the kingdom of God on earth by submitting to the authority of His revelation in the Bible and applying revealed truth to every area of life. Today we lack their view of the kingdom and the Scriptures. The culture is secular because the churches are no longer salt and light, having compromised the doctrines of Christ for the opinions of men.
What is the kingdom and what is it for the will of God to be done on earth?
We pray that God would exert his power, both by the Word and by the Spirit, that the whole world may willingly submit to him. The kingdom of God is opposed to all disorder and confusion for good order is nowhere found in the world, except when he regulates by his hand the schemes and dispositions of men…Ought we to ask from God what, he declares, will never exist to the end of the world? I reply: When we pray that the earth may become obedient to the will of God, it is not necessary that we should look particularly at every individual. It is enough for us to declare, by such a prayer as this, that we hate and regret whatever we perceive to be contrary to the will of God, and long for its utter destruction, not only that it may be the rule of all our affections, but that we may yield ourselves without reserve, and with all cheerfulness, to its fulfillment. [Calvin]