Continuing with our discussions on the basic principles of prayer as taught by the Lord we come to the third principle:
3. “Thy Kingdom come.” When Jesus said, “Thy Kingdom come” He was teaching us to stop asking heaven to bless our will, and start surrendering to His. The Kingdom of God is not a distant realm, but a present reality.
Romans 14:17 defines it clearly, “For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”
The Kingdom is not about possessions, it is about presence. It is not about control, it is about alignment.
Isaiah 9:7 says, “Of His government and peace there shall be no end.”
That means that when the Kingdom comes, chaos must bow. When God’s rule is established in your heart, anxiety loses its power.
When you pray, “Thy Kingdom come, you are saying, “God let Your Government govern my emotions, let Your will override my desires, let your purpose overtake my plans. It is not “God fit into my story, but God write Yours through me” (Matt. 16:19).
You cannot pray for Kingdom power while resisting Kingdom order. The moment you surrender, divine authority flows. Ask yourself, “Am I asking God to fit into my world or am I surrendering to His?”
Realize that every effective prayer builds God’s agenda. That’s’ why Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane saying, “Not My will but Yours be done.”
Kingdom prayer dethrones self. It is not about your convenience. It is about your conformity to His purpose.
When you truly pray saying, “Thy Kingdom come,” you are asking God to rearrange your plans even your timing. You are telling heaven to interrupt you until you reflect Him. That is why true revival begins not in the street, but in a surrendered heart.
When the Kingdom of God comes, gossip ceases, bitterness dies, purpose is awakened. Here, you pray that the Kingdom of God should be established in all the earth.
Jesus said, “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matt. 6:33).
4. “Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” Here, Jesus was teaching on CONSECRATION. You pray the perfect will of God. Praying God’s perfect will is declaring His will as written down on the pages of the Bible. You are simply praying what God has already said in His Word.
“…as He is (in Heaven right now), so are we in this world” (1 Jn. 4:17).
Here we are aligning our will with God's will, we are submitting ourselves to Him, and asking that His will triumphs.
5. “Give me this day my daily bread.” Here Jesus was teaching us dependence on God for our daily needs, not desperation. You ask the LORD to meet to your day’s needs.
God’s design is not for you to visit Him in crisis, but to dwell with Him in consistency. In the wilderness, manna fell from heaven daily (Ex. 16:4-5). They tried to store it, but it spoilt. Why? Because God wanted their trust, and not their storage.
Daily dependence on God builds relationship with Him. That’s why in Deuteronomy 8:3 God said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”
Bread represents more than food. It symbolizes everything required to fulfill purpose.
Philippians 4:19 says, “My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus.”
Not all your wants, but all your needs. According to His riches, not according to your reasoning.
When you trust God for your daily bread, you’ll stop panicking about tomorrow and start thanking Him for tomorrow.
In John 6:35 Jesus said, “I am the Bread of Life.” That implies that every time you pray for bread, you are not just asking for sustenance, you are asking for Him. He is your source. He is your satisfaction. He is your sustainer.
The secret to spiritual stability is daily dependence on God. Worry asks, “What if,” Faith says, “Even if.” So, ask yourself, “Do I trust God for today or do I panic about tomorrow?”
The one who trusts God daily never runs out of supply because heaven refills what humility receives.
We need God in all areas of our life (physical, spiritual and mental), and this is a daily need. We need to come back to God regularly, each day - indeed, many times each day and many ways, for we can quickly become independent and self-seeking.
Jesus reiterates this daily dependency when He exhorts us not to “worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself" (Matt. 6:34, NIV)
Watch out for the next edition of Good News from the Pulpit!
Your friend, I. I. MADUBUNYI (Senior Pastor). 16.11.2025, @ HQs
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