That He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet
and delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father. That on that great
day He will prove His royalty, and His Father's royalty, in the sight of
all heaven and earth, and make every soul of man aware, in a fashion
which none shall mistake, that He is Lord and King. This is the message
which the Lord's Prayer brings--a message of mingled fear and joy.
But a message of more joy than fear. Else why does our Lord bid us pray
for it that it may come to pass?--pray daily, before we even pray for our
daily bread, or the forgiveness of our sins--that His Father's name may
be hallowed, His Father's kingdom come, His Father's will be done?
He bids us pray for that because it will bring blessings. Blessings to
every soul of man who desires to be good and true. Because it will
satisfy every aspiration which has ever risen up from the heart of man
after what is noble, what is generous, what is just, what is useful, what
is pure. Surely it is so. Consider but these short words of my text,
and think what the world would be like if they were fulfilled; what the
next world will actually be like when they are fulfilled.
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