(Our Father IN HEAVEN, hallowed be Your Name. - Matthew 6:9)
It's important to me as I pray the Lord's Prayer to remember that He is in Heaven. Because He is in Heaven He sees things from a totally different viewpoint than I do. He sees the beginning and the end and everything in between. I may not be able to understand the whats, whys and wherefores of things that have, are and will happen in my life but God does. He saw everything that has happened, is happening and will happen long before it ever occurred.
One of my favorite books was written by Gene Edwards. It is part of his series, The Chronicles of The Door. In the fourth book of the series, The Triumph, the archangel Michael is ready to burst through the doors of heaven to protect his Lord from the Jews at the time of trial before the crucifixion. The Lord has instructed him to remain in heaven and to not interfere. The other angels are watching in horror as Michael reaches for the door for the laws of heaven are clear; if he rebels a third of them must follow. Just as Michael begins to open the door, Recorder, the angel whose job it is to record all things that have happened, tells Michael there is something he must see. Michael and Recorder travel forward in time to the great white throne judgement and Michael tries to understand how what is happening on earth now is effecting what is happening in heaven. Recorder is also seeing these things for the first time because they are events that have not yet happened. The amazement, bewilderment and awe that these two created beings experience as they try to comprehend the mind of God is so well written that I can feel myself experiencing the same emotions as I read.
Father, I can never begin to understand things from your viewpoint. Even if given the opportunity to witness the unfolding of time as portrayed in this book, I too would be unable to put into words the majesty of your plan for my life and the lives of those I love. So I can only say, Lord, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
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