Introduction: Having examined the perspective of proper prayer, we move on to the next phrase that our Lord uses to reveal how to pray properly to us: “thy kingdom come.” After directing us to make the hallowing of God’s name our priority in prayer, why does Jesus then emphasize the coming of the kingdom? I submit to you that the relationship is this: once we recognize the great object of prayer, yeah even of our lives, we should then begin praying for all of the elements that will lead to that object coming to pass. I believe that the Lord is teaching us that we need to begin praying in order of importance for those things that need to happen so that the great object of our lives (i.e. that God be glorified) can be accomplished. To better understand what He is saying, let us ask and answer three questions regarding this phrase, “thy kingdom come.”