That’s the approach. That’s not a prayer, that’s an approach. And the first specific prayer is:

“Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

What is the primary objective of God? It’s that His kingdom may come. And we can only align ourselves with God and with His purpose when we are aligned with the coming of God’s kingdom, when everything we do is ultimately directed towards the coming of the kingdom of God. In the same chapter of Matthew, verse 33, it says:

“Seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all the other things will be added unto you.”

And when God says first, He means first, not second or third. In other words, our primary concern in life is to be the coming of the kingdom of God.

I am naive enough to believe there is no other solution for the ills of humanity. We’re confronted every day through the media with all the agony and the turmoil of humanity. I think people are naive who believe that man can solve that problem by himself.

Man has entertained the idea for hundreds of years that he can solve his own problems, bring peace and justice to the earth. I would say today we’re probably further away from it than we’ve ever been at any time in human history.

So, I’m not ashamed to say that I believe the only ultimate, realistic solution for the human race is the establishment of God’s kingdom on Earth under His appointed ruler Jesus Christ. I don’t feel intellectually inferior for believing that, I don’t believe it’s a pious superstition; I believe it’s a realistic appraisal of the situation in the world and the nature of man. So, I am committed to the coming of the kingdom of God. And insofar as lies in me, with many weaknesses and frailties, my life is directed toward that end.

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Jesus said blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. And the book of Proverbs says keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life. Everything there is in life comes out of your heart. If you have a pure heart you will have a pure life. And if your heart is impure your life will be impure. That’s an unalterable law that governs all human conduct.

And remember, what you put into your heart determines the course of your life. You cannot have the wrong thing in your heart and live right. And, you cannot have the right thing in your heart and live wrong. So what you have in your heart determines the course of your life.

While I was a teacher in Africa, in Kenya, I got interested in various African dialects, including one called Luragooli, which is spoken by the Maragoli people. I was the principal of a college for training African teachers. One day I walked into the dormitory of some of the students and in the Luragooli language I saw Proverbs 4:23 up in their language. It said, and their language was a little more simple:

“Guard your heart with all your strength, for everything there is in life comes out of it.”

I have never forgotten that. Everything there is in life comes out of your heart. If you want a good life, have a good heart, have a pure heart,

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