20 Days With the Lord’s Prayer Day 19: He is a forever King.

“In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬

A survey of world history will reveal that many empires, many kingdoms have come and gone.

The Roman Empire, the largest empire in world history, came and is now gone.

The Mongol Empire, trophy of Genghis Khan, and the largest contiguous empire in world history, came and is now gone.

The Ottoman Empire, once devouring nations and peoples across three continents, came and is now gone.

The British Empire, of which it was once said that “The sun never sets on the British Empire” (due to its spreading across seven continents), came and is now gone.

Among the host of empires that have come and gone, Armenia, my heritage from my father, once spread from the Caspian sea to the Mediterranean Sea. But Armenia is now relegated to a small fraction of the territory that used to be under its flag.

Yes, as we have often referenced: In Daniel‘s interpretation to the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, we see that all the kingdoms of this world will one day be conquered by the eternal Kingdom of God.

“And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.””

‭‭Daniel‬ ‭2‬:‭44‬-‭45‬ ‭NKJV

As the psalmist declares, the Kingdom of our God will be forever!

“The Lord is king forever and ever! The godless nations will vanish from the land.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭10‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

In today’s consideration of the Lord‘s prayer, we look at just one word: “forever.”

As the prayer is coming to a close, the Lord instructed these words: “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.”

Yes, great kingdoms of this world had their glorious days yet are now on the trash heap of history. But the Kingdom of our God, His glorious rule, will abide forever!

“Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!””

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭11‬:‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!