Thine is the Kingdom!

August 30, 2021 Monday Message:

Matthew 6:13b KJ21: “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever. Amen.”

Did you know that this conclusion to “The Lord’s Prayer” was not in the earliest manuscripts? That’s strong evidence that these words were added later, not spoken by Jesus. Does that matter? In this case, I don’t think so. We do find the words in 2^nd Century writings, so there’s some history to this being included in early Christian teachings.

Jesus was teaching his followers to how to pray, things to include, and that includes praise and worship. Think of this line as a kind of Doxology. If ‘Thine is the Kingdom,’ then God is the King of everything. He holds all the power, both as creator and rescuer of mankind. His glory shines from heaven onto all creation. Everything we count on has God’s fingerprint all over it!

‘Amen’ means ‘so be it,’ or ‘may it be so.’ Concluding a prayer with ‘Amen’ means that we agree with the content. In this case, we’re saying that we totally agree with our Savior, and with the words He spoke. We’re claiming that we have been given hope!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406