On Earth As It Is In Heaven

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Jesus started out the prayer with "Our Father, who is in heaven" identifying for us the center of God's dominion. Revelation 12 and Isaiah 14 remind us that due to Lucifer's rebellion he was cast down to the earth because there was no longer a place for him in heaven. With Lucifer's removal from heaven God's will is perfectly carried out within the confines of heaven - Lucifer has no power there!

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Your Will Be Done

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A number of years ago when I was going through a rather difficult time in my life I was introduced to a song by Jessica King titled "Keep Me In Your Will." The lyrics of this song had a profound impact on my life as it is a prayer asking God to "keep me in [His] will, so I won't be in [His] way." Sometimes my plans are NOT God's plans, and my will is NOT God's will. Two questions come to mind about this: How do I know what God's will is? and how do I stay in it?

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Your Kingdom Come

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When Christ came to this world as a baby the Jewish leadership knew where He was to be born. When the magi came from the east looking for Jesus they first went to Herod in Jerusalem and asked him where the baby king had been born. He sent them to the religious leaders who quickly pointed them to Bethlehem. If they knew where the messiah was to be born, why did they miss Him? Despite all of their study of the prophecies of a coming messiah they were looking for a conquering king NOT a suffering servant, born in a stable. The kingdom Jesus came to establish didn't fit with their expectations. 2,000 plus years later are our expectations any more in line with God's reality than the Jewish leaderships were? How are we in danger of missing out on the kingdom of God because we too are looking for the wrong thing?
 

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Hallowed Is Your Name

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In 2 Chronicles 7:14 God appears to Solomon after the dedication of the temple and declared "and My people who are called by My name...." What is the significance of being called by God's name? How does that change the way we live? How can we "hallow God's name" through our behavior? What does it mean to "hallow" God's name? Other than the fact that Jesus commands us here to hallow His name, why is it important? What aspects of society (and religious behavior) have caused us to lose respect for God's name?
 

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