As in heaven, so on earth
Rev. Rodney Kleyn expounds Lord's Day 49 of the Heidelberg Catechism, focusing on the third petition of the Lord's Prayer ("Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven"). The article teaches that true prayer is not about imposing our will on God but about surrendering our will to His divine will, illustrating this through the example of angels' perfect obedience and exploring the nature of God's will as revealed in Scripture.
Lord's Day 49 Question 124. Which is the third petition? Answer. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; that is, grant that we and all men may renounce our own will, and without murmuring obey Thy will, which is only good; that so every one may attend to, and perform the duties of his station and calling as willingly and faithfully as the angels do in heaven. Imagine that you are an employer and that you have a workforce of angels. They never complain, are always punctual, never call...
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