Weekly Devotional
The Lord’s Prayer Part 2
Jen Brown (1-17-2025)
“Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)
“Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven…” What is the Will of God? How would you determine God’s will for your life? The good news is God gives us a guide for determining His will. You can find God’s will in His Word and you can be led by the Holy Spirit. Our lives should always bear fruit and we should be living lives holy and acceptable to Him. As we seek His will in our own lives, we should also be seeking His will for the Earth.
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First, His will for the Earth is that none should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 2:9).
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Second, His will is that we should continually be sanctified unto Him. “For this is the will of God, your sanctification” (1Thess. 4:3). God calls us to be sanctified and to live holy lives.
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Third, God’s will is that we should “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all that I have commanded” (Matthew 28:19-20).
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Fourth, we are to be like Jesus, helping the sick, poor, orphaned and imprisoned. Meeting both physical and spiritual needs (Matthew 28:19-20 and James 3:14-26).
Finally, we are to promote the precepts and righteousness of God in the world around us. In Ezra 7 verse 10 we see the man of God preparing “his heart to seek the Law of the Lord and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.” Our influence on the culture should mirror the Bible and the laws of God. When Christians collectively follow God, the way He commands, the world around them will begin to reflect Christ.
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Throughout the Bible we can see the Will of God, and there are many other verses that give us commandments and direction on how God expects us to live. We can apply these principles to our daily actions and decisions. As we pray, we should pray specific direct prayers for our families, church, communities, government and the rest of the world. We should pray that God will open doors for ministry opportunities and sharing the gospel with those around us, both those we know and those we do not know.
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Have a blessed week, in Jesus' name!
Jen Brown