Calling Down the Kingdom

I am probably the worst blogger on the face of the earth. Since my first post, I have traveled overseas, seen miraculous healings, lost my grandfather, said goodbye to ninety-five percent of my friends, and said hello to two-hundred new ones. None of which I will be blogging about today. Today something burns even hotter on my heart. There is one overriding thing that the Lord has been teaching me about lately-- Calling down the Kingdom.

And He said to them, when you pray, say: "Our Father who is in heaven, your name is Holy. Let your kingdom come and your will be done here on earth just as it is in Heaven." (Luke 11:2)

Why is this so important? Why are we asked to pray for the Kingdom to come and the Lord's will to be done? If something is God's will, won't it happen anyway?

In the beginning, God gave authority to man.

“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.'" Genesis 1:28

However, man gave that authority over to the enemy when he sinned; you are a slave to whatever you obey. Now the enemy was called the Prince of this World (John 14:30).

Thankfully, in an effort to save the day, Jesus humbled himself and came as a man to take back the authority that was rightfully ours.

“All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to me.” Matthew 28:18

Jesus now had authority in earth not because He was the Son of God, but because He was the Son of Man, a human. But then, in his incomprehensible grace, He turned that authority back over to us.

"Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you." Luke 10:19

God wants a man to agree with Him, to call down his Kingdom, to ask for His will to be done, because man has authority on this earth. So what does calling down the kingdom look like? 

“Finally, brothers pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.” 1 Thessalonians 3:1

“Ask the Lord of the Harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest fields.” Matthew 9:38

It's all about the Gospel. Calling down the Kingdom looks like us so passionately wanting the name of Jesus to be praised by every tribe and every tongue that we find ourselves on our knees daily asking for the redemption and salvation of all the people on the earth... Asking the Lord to remove every obstacle and every hindrance that prohibits His name from being worshiped... Asking the Lord to move on the hearts of his people to go into all the world and proclaim the truth of what Jesus has done. This is the mission for which we were called; the mission for which we were chosen.