Your Kingdom Come

“Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.”

Believers pray this often, but what does it really look like?

History gives us an illustration. When Rome conquered new lands, they didn’t bring people back to the capital. Instead, they transformed the new territory to look like Rome. The laws, language, and culture all reflected the home kingdom—so much so that when the King came to visit, he felt like he was home.

That was a natural kingdom takeover, temporary and earthly. But Jesus revealed a supernatural one during His time on earth. He knew His Father’s Kingdom and every reality of Heaven, and everywhere He went, He established it.

Jesus never tried to overthrow Caesar or topple Rome’s rule. He understood that behind every earthly authority there are spiritual powers at work, and that is what He came to confront—not through rebellion, but through dominion. Through a daily life that revealed Heaven’s culture within the culture He was already in.

Then, He gave the disciples the same charge and prayer: God’s Kingdom, come. God’s will, be done. Here, as in Heaven.

The word ekklesia in the New Testament didn’t originally refer to a church building. In Greek culture, it referred to an official governing assembly of citizens, called out to make decisions, set policy, and establish order. So when Jesus said, “I will build my ekklesia” in Matthew 16:18, He was using a governmental term—describing a body of people entrusted with Heaven’s authority to declare, release, and establish the will of the King on earth. This was never about seizing earthly power, like it was with Rome, but about bringing spiritual power into every sphere of life, aligning earth with Heaven.

Jesus said in Luke 12:32, “It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” He has entrusted His Kingdom to us, and we are called to demonstrate its ways and realities here on earth. We should long to see the supernatural influence of the Kingdom—peace, love, healing, justice, truth—not just in churches on Sunday mornings, but at restaurants, gas stations, hospitals, workplaces, and dinner tables.

Everywhere we go, we carry the power and authority to create a place where the King feels at home.

So, as we pray the Lord’s prayer, let’s also ask ourselves: If Jesus walked into the spaces we lead, would He feel at home?

Let’s be the kind of ekklesia that makes every place look a little more like Heaven.