Asking God for his kingdom to come and his will to be done is one of the most comforting and most dangerous prayers a Christian can pray. It's comforting because it validates our experience and invites us to lament; because Jesus prayed it for us in Gethsemane and secured our adoption in his family; and because Jesus has guaranteed that the fulness of the kingdom will come when he returns. At the same time, praying it is dangerous because it asks us to submit our kingdoms to his, to be active participants in how he answers our prayers, and to obey him even when it hurts.
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May 29, 2022 • Walter Henegar • Matthew 6:9–13
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June 19, 2022 • Walter Henegar • Matthew 6:9–13
The root of all temptation is distrust in the goodness of God. All kinds of circumstances, then, can be tempting – not just obvious enticements to engage in illicit behavior. Tempting circumstances include any form of evil, or the Evil One, which can overwhelm us and lead to cynicism, resignation or despair. For this reason Jesus encourages us to ask our Father to spare us from the worst of both. Because Jesus himself was not delivered from temptation, yet resisted it anyway, all who trust him are spared the full force of it.