10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven. (NIV)
I apologize if this has been discussed ad nauseum (I searched the board, really!)
I have heard an interpretation of this passage as meaning something to the effect of "your will be done on earth in the same manner (with joy, thanksgiving, obedience, etc) as it is done in heaven.
The reason I remember being given is that of course God's will is going to be done on earth - but we can pray that God will cause us to love His will on this earth as we obey Him.
Clear as mud? Any comments on this interpretation? How does "your kingdom come" fit in?
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven. (NIV)
I apologize if this has been discussed ad nauseum (I searched the board, really!)
I have heard an interpretation of this passage as meaning something to the effect of "your will be done on earth in the same manner (with joy, thanksgiving, obedience, etc) as it is done in heaven.
The reason I remember being given is that of course God's will is going to be done on earth - but we can pray that God will cause us to love His will on this earth as we obey Him.
Clear as mud? Any comments on this interpretation? How does "your kingdom come" fit in?