Thy kingdom come

After sanctifying God's name, the Lord Jesus Christ declares in the Lord's Prayer, "Your kingdom come." What did the Lord mean by that mysterious expression?

The Greek word that is translated into Spanish, “come”, is “erchomai”, which means “appear, arise, appear before the public, manifest”. Certainly, all these expressions are appropriate to express the desire that the kingdom of God become present and visible in the world.

In saying this, the Lord was asking that the values of the kingdom of God — love, truth, justice, grace, life — establish His lordship and dominion in the world. May the folly of this fallen world, distorted by sin and evil, be replaced by the benevolent and just government of God.

“Your kingdom come” means, “Your grace come to earth. Destroy Satan's domain. Make wars, poverty and death stop. Establish your kingdom of mercy, love and goodness on earth. Transform our hearts. Take pride and selfishness out of the human heart, and replace it with love, grace, and goodness. "

The Lord asked for the coming of a new era, a radical change in human existence, a new creation. So should we also pray. That must be our constant burning desire — that God's system be established on earth forever; may the empire of evil be dismantled and the life of God run free in our fallen world.

The day is coming when God will put an end to the tragedy of history. Then we will have a new heaven and a new earth. Every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Romans 14:11). Meanwhile, our burning desire, our insistent prayer, must be "Thy Kingdom come." Amen. Yes, come Lord Jesus!