Pray: Kingdom

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In our next Pray series message, Hilary Dalziel unpacks the line from the Lord’s Prayer: “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Using the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–10), she shows that the kingdom is deeply personal (Jesus sees us, loves us, and invites us into His rule) but it also brings real change as we submit every part of our lives to His lordship. The kingdom is both present and future: we experience its reality now when we put our faith in Christ (Colossians 1:13), yet we long for the day when it fully comes and every knee bows to Jesus (Philippians 2:9–11). Living in this “now and not yet” tension calls for persevering prayer, like Abraham who trusted God’s promise against all odds (Romans 4:19–21), and for proclaiming and demonstrating the kingdom in our families, workplaces, communities, and to the ends of the earth.