More Lord!!!!!!!

So yesterday Pastor Tom was talking about the Lords Prayer, specifically, "Your Kingdom Come Your will be done."

First thing - It's the Fathers will that His Kingdom come. So saying, "Your kingdom come" and saying "Your will be done" are pretty much saying the same thing. Evangelism, personal transformation, new levels of experiencing the Fathers love, healing, and miracles are all a part of advancing God's Kingdom. So first thing Jesus asks for in the Lords Prayer, right after addressing the heavenly Father, is that His Kingdom would come. Luke 12:32, which is one of my favorite verses in the bible says, "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." That's pretty much just awesome.

Second thing - Bring your Kingdom/Come Holy Spirit are saying the same thing. The Gospels talk about things like, The Kingdom of Heaven, the Kingdom of God, and bringing the Kingdom. After the Gospels, the rest of the New Testament (specifically the Pauline letters) focuses more on the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes in Power, God's Kingdom breaks through and is pressed forward. So when we pray, "Come Holy Spirit" What we are asking for is that God's Kingdom would come.

Third thing - be filled continually. Many people think that because we have encountered the Holy Spirit that we don't need to keep asking for more. Ephesians 5:18 says, "be filled with the Holy Spirit" The Greek speaks more to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit. D.L. Moody was asked why we needed to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit when we received Holy Spirit at conversion. His response was, "Because I leak." Yeah. Me too.

Fourth thing - More Lord. Jesus was the only human who walked on the earth that had the full measure of Holy Spirit. The rest of us need to ask for more. That's not to say we're ungrateful for anything God has already done, but we want more. My son loves pancakes. LOVES THEM. He's out of control about his pancakes. He's woken me up several times in the morning with his hands on my cheeks and his nose close to mine saying, "Daddy, PANCAKES!!!!" The more he eats them (and eat them he does) the more he loves them and wants more of them. That's how it should be with us and our desire for the Holy Spirit! We get a taste and we just want more, and more, and more. We partner with the Father in his desire to see HIS KINGDOM COME.

Matthew 11:12 - 12 - And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force.

More Lord!