your kingdom come

In Disney’s ‘The Lion King’, Mufasa shows his young son the great plains stretching out into the sunset.

“Everything the light touches... is our kingdom,” says the king. He’s teaching Simba an important lesson about what that kingdom is like, and what kind of kingdom he will inherit.

Jesus does something similar for us when he teaches us how to pray. He says we should say...

“... your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” - Matthew 6:10’

God, our Father, is King, and wherever the light touches, there His kingdom is. Before we ask Him for anything else, we ask for His kingdom to move into our situation, where He rules and reigns. That’s so great! You and I get to invite the King into our world, into our darkness, into our situations, through our prayers. Everything the light touches.

Today, let’s ask the King to bring His kingdom, just as powerfully here, as it is in heaven. Simba needed to learn that the kingdom went wherever the light was. When you’re praying today, why not ask God to show you how to bring that light, and see His kingdom illuminate your world.