It’s Here!

“Heaven is a wonderful place / Filled with wonder and grace / I want to see my Savior’s face / Heaven is a wonderful place.” It’s a traditional chorus sometimes sung following a song called “Take the Name of Jesus with You.”

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Matthew 6:10

The songwriter knew that the days on Earth are beset with trials and mockers of Christian values. One Bible commentator wrote that on this Earth “the wills of lost men and demons vigorously oppose God.”

But Jesus talked often of His kingdom on Earth. “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3) Once you believe, His kingdom is here on Earth because He is a part of you. Jesus reigns in your heart and manifests Himself in your actions, all to give a foretaste of resurrected life in the age to come.

On this National Day of Prayer, join believers across this nation in prayer for mercy on this country. Intercede for those who oppose God that they would accept Jesus as Savior…and find life in His name. Then their actions will be transformed to make this Earth more like Christ’s heavenly kingdom.

Recommended Reading: John 20:24-31