"Your kingdom come." Christians ought not to utter this petition lightly or thoughtlessly. Throughout the centuries, followers of Jesus suffering savage persecution have prayed this prayer with meaning and fervor. But I suspect that our comfortable pews often mock our sincerity when we repeat this phrase today. We would have no objection to the Lord's return, we think, provided he holds off a bit and lets us finish a degree first, or lets us taste marriage, or gives us time to succeed in a business or profession, or grants the joy of seeing grandchildren. Do we really hunger for the kingdom to come in all its surpassing righteousness? Or would we rather waddle through a swamp of insincerity and unrighteousness?
The Sermon on the Mount, An Evangelical Exposition of Matthew 5-7, by D. A. Carson
The Sermon on the Mount, An Evangelical Exposition of Matthew 5-7, by D. A. Carson
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