What about on Mondays?
When we pray for God’s Kingdom to be revealed in the world around us do we include the week days? It is easy…maybe even natural to pray that God’s Kingdom would come when we are at church. After all, God’s Kingdom fits well into our dedicated buildings and our well planned worship services. But, do we really want God’s Kingdom to come into our work space during the regular business hours? Do we want God’s Kingdom to come into our everyday lives at school or work? How about our neighborhoods…our homes? Thy Kingdom come? Maybe we should pray…
“Thy Kingdom come into the space that we have reserved for religious activities”
“Thy Kingdom come as long as it doesn’t disrupt my schedule”.
The truth is that many of us worship a weekend God…a God of our spare time. When it comes to the regular routine God is more of an intrusion than an invited guest.
The last two days of our meditation on this part of the prayer has focused on the reality that there is another kingdom. One that is eternal and one where we have a place as citizens. But this phrase of the Lord’s prayer asks something of God. It is asking God to come…come into our space…come and make our business HIS business. It is a special request for God’s Kingdom to reveal itself in us.
Today, as we pray the Lord’s prayer, lets think about swinging the door wide open for “Our Father”. Let’s pray that His Kingdom would not only come , but that it would come in us…that He would make His way into every facet of our life. Are you willing to pray that? Are you willing to pray for that on a weekday? “Thy Kingdom come today and every day this week”. What will you do to make Him a 24/7 God?
“Thy Kingdom come!”