Question 114 of 118
What do we pray for in the third petition?
In the third petition, which is, “Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven,” we pray that God by His grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey, and submit to His will in all things, as the angels do in heaven.
Scripture proofs
- Matthew 6:10
Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- Psalm 103:20-21
Praise the LORD, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word. Praise the LORD, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
- Psalm 25:4-5
Show me your ways, LORD. Teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. I wait for you all day long.
- Psalm 119:26
I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (public domain).
More on prayer and the lord’s prayer
- Q109. What is Prayer?
- Q110. What rule has God given for our direction in prayer?
- Q111. What does the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
- Q112. What do we pray for in the first petition?
- Q113. What do we pray for in the second petition?
- Q115. What do we pray for in the fourth petition?
- Q116. What do we pray for in the fifth petition?
- Q117. What do we pray for in the sixth petition?
- Q118. What does the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?