Friday, June 29, 2018

On earth as it is in heaven

Greetings:
Many people wonder how they should pray.
To learn this, I looked at a Bible passage that I am very familiar with. It is where Jesus teaches His disciples how to pray, and in that prayer Jesus says in Matthew 6:9-10 (NIV), “This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, you will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
What does that mean when it says...” on earth as it is in heaven”?
We can get a glimpse of God's will for humanity here on earth today by looking at what Jesus went about doing during his earthly ministry.
What did Jesus go about doing in His earthly ministry?
The Bible tells us that Jesus went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil.
Now Jesus could have just come down and died for our sins and taught us nothing else. He also came to demonstrate what he really wanted to happen here on earth by healing, delivering, and carrying out the work of the kingdom. It is the will of God for the sick to be healed, the lame to walk, and the demons are cast out! Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and the fruit of Satan's labor ––  sickness, disease, bondage, and all oppression.
I recall the story of Job, and how the devil tore his life apart. Then God turned things around and blessed him with twice as many blessings.
Many of us hear of the kingdom of God, and the first thing we think of is this will be done with God in heaven.  Yes, that is the kingdom of God, but we must know that the kingdom of God can be entered into right here on earth. We have to know what the kingdom of God really is.
Luke 17:21 (NIV) says, “nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
Does that mean we have to wait until we get to heaven to experience God's will for us?
I don't think so.
Be blessed.


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