Proverbs 21:31 - Wk 3 Day 3

The horse is made ready for the day of battle,

but the victory belongs to the Lord.

Proverbs 21:31

 

“Thy kingdom come …” Those words sound so gentle, so peaceful, so reverent, so holy. But in reality, those are fighting words!

 

God, of course, is King – the ultimate, true, rightful, ultimate, and loving king of all creation. But in Genesis 1, God gave us authority – “dominion” – over this earth. And in Genesis 3, we gave our authority to the serpent. That’s why Jesus calls Satan, “the ruler of this world” (John 12:31). And that’s why Paul calls the devil, “the prince of the power of the air” (Eph 2:2).

 

God is still The King. But since he’s given us authority … and since we’ve given that authority to Satan … God often waits for us to confront sin and evil and demand the kingdom back!

 

That’s what “thy kingdom come” means. They’re fighting words. We’re making a stand. “I’m claiming this ground for God!”

 

And we dare to do this, because once upon a time God did intervene decisively. Generations of Jewish prayers were answered. God’s people were praying essentially, “thy kingdom come,” and in the fullness of time, the Messiah did come.

 

On the cross, Jesus won back for us the permanent victory. But he left us to complete the battle. But not without weapons, the greatest of which is the authority to bind evil. But it will require you to 1) acknowledge the battle and 2) reclaim the ground around you.

 

In Christ’s Love,

a peaceful guy who

wants to pick a fight

 

(“THY KINGDOM COME …”)