Daily Grace Devotional –
Theme of the Year: Thy Kingdom Come

January 12
Anchor Scripture:
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” — Matthew 6:10
“The kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” — 1 Corinthians 4:20
Devotional Reflection

The Kingdom of God is not a future hope alone; it is a present reality seeking earthly expression. When Jesus taught us to pray, “Thy Kingdom come,” He was not asking us to wait passively for heaven to invade earth someday—He was commissioning us to be the carriers through whom heaven invades earth now.
God’s Kingdom comes wherever His will is obeyed, His righteousness is manifested, and His authority is exercised through yielded lives.

The prayer “Thy Kingdom come” is not merely a request; it is a responsibility. It demands that we align our thoughts, values, priorities, and actions with heaven’s order.
The Kingdom does not advance through religious rhetoric or denominational loyalty. It advances through Kingdom-minded believers who understand that they are ambassadors, not spectators. Wherever you are planted—your home, workplace, community, or nation—you are meant to represent heaven’s culture, heaven’s power, and heaven’s character.

This is why intimacy in the prayer closet remains central. The secret place is where Kingdom citizens receive clarity of assignment, purity of motive, and authority for execution. Public impact without private alignment leads to distortion, but when heaven’s will is settled in your heart, earth begins to reflect it through your life.
The cry “Thy Kingdom come” must first be answered within us before it can be demonstrated through us.

Kingdom Insights
The Kingdom comes through submitted lives, not religious systems
Heaven’s will is revealed in prayer and enforced through obedience
You are not waiting for the Kingdom—you are walking in it
Where God reigns in you, His rule flows through you
Every believer is called to be a mobile embassy of heaven
Prayer

Father, I yield myself afresh as an instrument of Your Kingdom. Let Your rule be established in my heart, my thoughts, and my actions. Cause Your will to find expression through my life in every place You have positioned me. I refuse to live disconnected from heaven’s purpose. Through me, let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done on earth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Daily Kingdom Charge
Today, consciously ask yourself in every situation:
“Does this reflect heaven’s rule?”

Choose responses, decisions, and actions that make the Kingdom visible.
Kingdom Declaration
I am a citizen of heaven and an ambassador on earth.

The Kingdom of God finds expression through my life.
I carry heaven’s authority, culture, and power.
Through me, God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.
Amen.
© — Jeremiah Owofio