"Thy kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10).

If it is true that God must be the first in our prayers, we see that we must then direct our requests to the coming of his reign.

But is not God already king of the earth and the whole universe ? Certainly God reigns, and he could impose his will in every place, but he is too respectful of the liberty of his creatures, that he reigns only where he is wanted.

God wants to rule over humanity, but it does not impose itself. He waits for us to say to him: "Come reign in me". To pray for his reign is to pray first for his reign to be an evidence in our lives.

The apostle Paul writes : "For he must reign until he has put all the enemies under his feet" (1 Corinthians 15:25). In writing this, he emphasizes the fact that the reign of the Lord is an imperative : "It is necessary". When we pray for his reign to come, it implies that we place ourselves first on the list of those on whom we want him to reign.

That's where it starts. Why ? Because many personal, relational, affective, family, spiritual, social problems etc. Would find their solution if the reign of the Lord was effective in our lives. It was rightly said : "If Jesus is not the king of all, he is not the king at all."

For the reign of God to be established in your life, it is not necessary to obtain a special passport, it is necessary before all things that you long for it.

To pray that the reign of God will come is to approach God with the heart of a child, a simple heart, stripped of all personal merit. Jesus reminds us with these words : "Leave the little children, and do not prevent them from coming to me, for the kingdom of heaven is for their likeness to them" (Matthew 19:14). God reigns where he finds simplicity and humility.

I remember this beautiful hymn which was, in fact, a prayer, and which said : "Reign in me, mighty king reign in me : Master my heart, come to reign Lord, and your will be mine forever. I, mighty king reign in me."

My prayer on this day :

Lord, reign over my heart, my thoughts, my life. I acknowledge your sovereignty, and accept it unreservedly. I put myself at your disposal to do what you want. I want you to reign over every corner of my being, that you may be seen in me by those around me. Amen !

Paul Calzada