Thy Kingdom Come
‘the kingdom of God is in your midst.’
(Luke 17:21)
Jesus preached the coming of the kingdom of God. When it comes,
God’s authority will be recognised and submitted to. But when he was asked the time of this event,
he said something that seemed very strange: ‘the kingdom of God is in your midst’.
As time went on, following the death and resurrection and ascension of Jesus,
it became clear that Jesus himself is the King of God’s kingdom, the true Lord and ruler of humanity.
We still pray, ‘May your kingdom come’, but at the same time we know that it has appeared in Jesus.
This is why we share the gospel that Jesus is Lord and why we live to please him.
We are in God’s kingdom while we wait for the final revelation of his kingdom.
Question for thought: Is Jesus my Lord?
Heavenly Father, we bring you before you our sisters in Twic East in South Sudan.
We pray that there will be peace among the various tribes in South Sudan
and that members will be able to share that true peace comes through a relationship with you.
Protect them as they provide emergency relief and support each other.
We also pray for our members in Gippsland and Maryann Ashton as she leads the Diocese.
Amen.