Guest devotional by Roger O’Dell, Executive Director of Model Cities – El Paso and active in ministry at Immanuel Baptist Church, El Paso, Texas.
Good Day Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
“Your Kingdom come” – part of the model prayer. Isn’t this the way a Christian should live each day his life? You know – in the constant anticipation of Jesus’ Christ’s return! If we lived every day as though it might be the last one before His return, what a difference it would make – at least in my life! Throughout the Bible it is written that God is going to bring His kingdom here to earth. Whether you believe that the church is going to be taken up (raptured) before, during, or after a 7-year tribulation is probably not relevant. God is going to bring His kingdom to earth and Christ, the King of Kings will reign. Any day now, the clouds could open up and God’s Son could step out to call believers to join Him in the place He is preparing for us? Are you ready? Jesus paid our debt. If Jesus is not your Lord here on earth, one day your knee will bend before His throne, and you will be sent to hell to pay for your sins all by yourself – for the rest of eternity. My Jesus is a loving and caring Lord and He wants you to come to Him in faith. He thought enough of us to make a way. Ask Him, He’s waiting for you.
Matthew 6:9-13 – ESV:
[9] “Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. [10] Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. [11] Give us this day our daily bread, [12] and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
John 14:2-3 – ESV:
[2] “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? [3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”
At the Father's Feet 