Daily Affirmations - Day 5 - The Power in Prayer - Let Your Will Be Done

Day 5: Let Your will be done

Dominion belongs to the Lord and He rules over the nations

The Lord foils the plans of the nations; He thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations (Psalm 33:10-11).

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In Thy dear hands of love I lay,

Fulfill Thy purposes in me;

Teach me to say from day to day,

Thy will be done in me.

~ Sonubai Keskar

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Let the Lord rule over all the nations of the earth, and let them be freely subject to His laws, and to His Son Jesus Christ; let the gospel of the kingdom be published, and prosper, by bringing all thoughts into a captivity to it. And let the kingdom of God come more within the hearts of all men, and hasten the revelation of the kingdom of glory.

Let the will of the Lord be every where done, and that on earth, with as much freedom and cheerfulness, and with as little reluctancy, as it is done by the angels and saints in heaven. These three first petitions are of great cognation one to another; God is then glorified when His kingdom is advanced, and his kingdom is then promoted when there is most free and cheerful obedience yielded to His will: the sum is, Let God be glorified.

Thomas Poole Bible Commentary

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You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship You (Nehemiah 9:6).

Sovereign Lord, You are a God of love. Your will is good, pleasing, and perfect (Romans 12:2). Give us this perspective as we pray, Let Your kingdom come.

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Thy will alone, dear Lord,

Is all I care to do

In all I act, or speak, or think,

While I remain below.

I care not what I do,

I care not where I go,

If Thou wilt gently lead me, Lord,

Down through this vale of woe.

I’m not afraid to trust,

I see Thy smiling face;

Thou hast drawn apart the veil for me,

Within the holiest place.

Then help me trust Thee, Lord;

To all Thy will I bow,

A humble suppliant at the throne;

Thou dost receive me now.

~ Lottie Blackwood, pub.1888

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