Thy Will Be Done

 Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will Be Done” — Heaven’s Rule on Earth

There are phrases in Scripture so familiar that they are often spoken without reflection.
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”
— Matthew 6:10

The prayer taught by Jesus in Matthew chapter 6 — commonly known as the Lord’s Prayer and often referred to as “Our Father” because of its opening words — has shaped the lives of countless people over centuries. For many, it has become a recitation in parrot fashion: words spoken repeatedly as a form of penance, prescribed by a man in a collar and measured by the perceived weight of one’s sin.

If one pauses to truly unpack this practice with even a little discernment, the conclusion is uncomfortable but unavoidable: much of it is window dressing. Deceit once again runs riot. Yet Scripture has always done one thing consistently — it exposes the lie.

This is precisely why I love my Saviour, who is the Word made flesh. He was never afraid to confront error head-on. Truth was never negotiable with Christ, and by the grace of God, truth will remain a priority here as well.

A Sobering Responsibility

Scripture’s warnings are not light. James writes plainly:

“Let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.”

That verse should sober anyone who handles the Word publicly. I confess that it sobers me. I have, in the past, approached Scripture loosely, without the careful handling it deserves. I suspect I am not alone. We all carry a default self-button — something we instinctively reach for, often subconsciously.

Yet growth often comes through correction.

I do not claim to be the best teacher. What I do claim is this: what I have received and handled carefully, I will, by the grace of God, pass on. There is too much truth at stake to remain silent, whatever the cost. And there is always a cost — sometimes from without and sometimes from within.

Every believer will one day stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Our works will be tested. I cannot shake the parable of the wise and foolish servants — it plays on repeat in my mind like a film I cannot switch off.

Back to the Mirror

Are there areas in my life that need addressing? Absolutely.
And this is precisely where verse 10 of the Lord’s Prayer lands with force.

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”

Billions have prayed these words over time. But how many have stopped to weigh what they are truly asking?

When I wake in the morning, do I consider my Father God’s will? Do I ask how my choices, my speech, and my obedience — or lack thereof — align with heaven’s order? Or do I default to routine, comfort, and self-direction?

Back to the mirror I go.

What Is the Kingdom of God?

 Is a place of rule.

Where God’s will is fully obeyed without resistance, the Kingdom is present. Heaven operates in perfect alignment with God’s authority. There is no negotiation, no delay, no compromise. God speaks — and it is done.

Earth, however, has always struggled with competing wills.

From Eden onward, sin has been rooted in resistance to God’s authority, not merely disobedience but the insistence: “I will decide.”

When Christ teaches His disciples to pray this way, He is not offering poetic language — He is teaching surrender.

A Dangerous Prayer (If We Mean It)

This is not a prayer to be prayed casually.

If God’s will be fully done on earth:

• Pride would be dismantled
• Compromise would be exposed
• False authority would collapse
• And sin would lose its hiding places

Including us.

This is why many are comfortable praying for provision but uneasy about praying for God’s will. Provision sustains us. God’s will transforms us — often painfully so.

Christ Himself prayed, “Not My will, but Yours be done.”
The Kingdom came through obedience, not avoidance of the cross.

Living Before Provision

Only after this surrender does the prayer move on to provision:

“Give us this day our daily bread.”

That order matters.

Only when God’s will becomes our intent does provision take its rightful place. Life, of course, often unfolds in reverse — we seek provision first and alignment later. Yet Christ teaches us a better order.

It is crucial that we unpack this verse with seriousness and humility, because it exposes our priorities with brutal honesty.

Final Reflection

Thy kingdom come is not a demand for heaven on our terms.
Thy will be done is not a slogan.

It is a call to live under God’s authority — beginning with our own hearts.

Not someday.
Not only globally.
But here.
And now.

And yet, Father God, we know that resolve and intent are no good unless we are covered by the grace of God. Without your help in our lives, we can achieve nothing.

I just want to say thank you for your grace in my life. All hail King Jesus. I pray for all who have been covered by the blood of Christ.

Signing off,
Tyrone