Day 6: Come
One of my favorite items to receive in the mail is an invitation. Whether it be a funny video for an event in email, or a fancy wedding invite, I absolutely relish in the opportunity to open the card or inbox to look at the details of how somebody has not only thought of me, but taken the time to personalize a message to me and make it special for me to be with them. But when we were younger, that’s not how we acted. Think about it: when we were children, we just wanted to have our friends over. We didn’t think if they were busy or how much homework or chores needed to be done, we just simply asked for them to “Come over.”
All too often in life, we find ourselves thinking God is too busy to “come over,” or that we cannot create a good enough invitation for His Presence, or maybe that He, like many others in our lives, will reject our invitation or just not want to come at all. However, the reality is that our Lord places this specific word in the middle of His prayer for God’s Kingdom to “come.” It is the fanciest invitation we can mail out in our prayers. It is the most creative email we can send out. It is the simplest of phrases, but it is rooted in a deep trust that God has been, God is, and God will be present.
As we look at our lives, we can consider all the times, or rather all of time, in which God is not only present, but helping us be present. In asking for His Kingdom to come, we are asking for ourselves to be aligned with the God who was, is, and will always be present, as well as the One who is consistently inviting us to be with Him. When we ask for God to come we are aligning ourselves with the God who is present, and whose Presence we are being made aware of. To ask God and God’s Kingdom to come, is to trust that His Presence is His Promise, and that no matter where, what, how, when, or why, that God’s promises are accessible, because His Presence is accessible, and His Presence is present. Amen.
Action: Today, as you feel yourself wandering about in the lands of the past or future, or maybe you are preoccupied with other things in the present, I would encourage you, carrier of the Lord’s presence, to simply ask for the Lord to come. He is already there, but this invitation is special and He loves receiving invites to parties, because really, He is the life and the party itself. Pray: Holy Spirit, align me with Your Presence.
