Thy Will be Done – As it is in Heaven VI
Jesus declared in the Lord’s prayer “Thy Kingdome Come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” We as believers have to ask ourselves what is God’s will? Not simply, what is God’s will for my life, but what is God’s will period! Do we know God’s will? Have we considered His will in creation? Have we asked for His will to be made known to us? Why did He make man? What was His purpose in forming a man from the dust of the earth, and blowing into him the breath of life? All of these questions we need to ask ourselves.
In Ephesians 1 God sets forth through Paul His will. That in the administration of the fullness of times He would gather together all things in Christ. All things in Heaven and on Earth in Him. This sounds a whole lot like Matthew 6 if we consider these scriptures together. Thy Kingdom Come Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. That He would Gather together all things in Christ, all things in Heaven and on earth even in Him. This is what God purposed in Himself. He purposed to gather man into Christ. Here is the Heaven meeting the earth. Here is the divine image of God coming forth in Man, through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:7-14 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” ESV
This is our salvation. To the praise of His Glory. Let this sink in. We are to be to the praise of His Glory. How could that ever be? God gathered us up into Christ. Here the Heavenly Jesus is filling man with Himself, Heaven meeting the earth, and a New Man Coming forth. This is it. That He might gather all things to Himself. Let us who are His lay down our lives to this, and as Paul said, counting all things but dung that I may win Christ. We are to leave the things behind, and press toward the prize of the High calling of God in Christ Jesus. Glory to God!
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