Day 9: On Earth
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He spoke and things came into existence. Without Him, everything that exists, would not exist, but because of and through Him, all things hold together. He saw all that He created, and He called it good. As He formed humanity from the dust of the earth, He spoke again, and called all of creation—humanity included—supremely good.
In Jesus’ furtherance of this prayer, He is including the creation that is held together in Himself. He is leading the parade of creation as He prays these two simple words, “on earth” as it is in heaven. He is affirming both the original goodness and intention of His Father in creation of the earth, but also the brokenness and pain in which the earth is crying out for restoration and redemption (Rm. 8:18-25).
In asking for the earth and heaven to align, we are petitioning for the creation to return to the intentions of the Creator. We are asking for a shifting of atmosphere, as we invite the environment of heaven to permeate the air, dirt, waters, and resources of the earth. We are not just calling the creation around us, but the creation within us into alignment with the Lord and His climate. We are calling ourselves into the beauty of His intention and reminding ourselves that what He called good, and supremely good, can become even more as the One who is Eternally Good, is filling those spaces with Himself. As we ask for God’s presence on earth, we are asking for, receiving, and living from the promised redemption that Christ has made possible. Amen.
Action: In the midst of our brokenness it is easy to wallow in places of pain, fear, or insecurity. I would encourage you, beloved, to remind yourself of what God originally called you and how He sees you through His Son. Call yourself and the world around you into the atmosphere that God is and will always be. Pause, and repeat: Creator God, align the earth with You and You work.
