God must Rule You By his Word and Spirit – Individual God must Keep his Church Strong – Ecclesiastical God Must Destroy the Devil’s Work – Eschatological
It is easy to pray for God’s kingdom to come in a theoretical way.
1. But it is not easy to genuinely pray in faith that God will rule your whole life, body and soul, by his Word and his Spirit. It is not natural to want to submit to God in heaven. So you must fight against your nature when you pray.
2. It is not easy to pray that God will keep his church strong because it is unnatural to want to submit to the church. You prefer to submit to your own ideas. But pray that God will remove leaders in the church who refuse to preach the whole Bible, or who refuse to discipline, or who refuse to properly administer the sacraments.
3. It is not easy to pray for God’s judgment on his enemies, knowing how terrible their end will be. But you must pray that God will remove or destroy leaders in the civil government and false religions that war against him and his people. The destruction of God’s enemies is part of God’s promise (and blessing) to you his children, and to keep you safe. So pray for God’s judgment with boldness and confidence. Pray that God would destroy the work of the Devil, his demons, and the Devil’s people – as they will attack the preaching of the Gospel and try to destroy the Word of God itself. This is your covenant responsibility. You belong to Christ. Pray that you will fulfill you covenant duty.
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Heidelberg Catechism 123 Sunday Service New Horizon
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