IS IT MY KINGDOM OR GOD’S KINGDOM?

“…For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen” (MATTHEW 6:13)

How many Christians are there who pray every Sunday in church, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done!” without ever realizing the spiritual implications of such intercession?

 

What are we praying for? Should we edit that prayer so that it becomes a confrontation: “My kingdom go, Lord; let Thy kingdom come!” Certainly, His kingdom can never be realized in my life until my own selfish kingdom is deposed. It is when I resign, when I am no longer king of my domain that Jesus Christ will become king of my life.

 

This principle does not become practical and thus it does not become operative in the lives of many Christians. That is why I keep saying and teaching and hoping that this principle which is objective truth will become subjective experience in Christian lives. For any professing Christian who dares to say, “Knowing the truth is enough for me; I do not want to mix it up with my day-to-day life and experience,” Christianity has become nothing but a farce and a delusion!

 

God is constantly calling for decisions among those in whom there is such great potential for displaying the life of Jesus Christ. Peace and power and fruitfulness can only increase according to our willingness to confess, “It is no longer I, but Christ that liveth in me!”

 

  1. W. Tozer