太六10　愿你的国来临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。

　　诗一四四5　耶和华啊，求你使天下垂，亲自降临……。

　　愿主怜悯我们，给我们看见，主祷文就是说到神的国度要在地上开展，要在整个宇宙中不受限制。当然，要叫神这个计划达到，就需要神的子民有够多的祷告；神的子民在神面前那些真实的祷告，就是为着神的国度。你我可以祷告许多事，但终极的目的若不是为着神的国度，那些祷告在神面前就没有什么价值。我们承认，在主祷文里，有对付罪的问题，也有生活的问题，但是它的头和尾，完全是为着神的国度。开头说，愿你的国来临，愿你的旨意行在地上；末了说，因为国度、能力、荣耀，都是你的。所以凭着主祷文我们知道，主要我们祷告的，完全是为着神的国度（祷告，二四三页）。

　　Matt. 6:10 Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.

　　Psa. 144:5 O Jehovah, bow Your heavens down and descend...

　　May the Lord grant us mercy and show us that His prayer is for the unlimited spread of the kingdom of God on the earth and in the whole universe. Of course, in order to carry out such a plan of God, there is the need for God's people to pray sufficiently. The true prayers of God's people are for His kingdom. You and I may pray for numerous things, but unless the ultimate purpose is for God's kingdom, those prayers are of no value before God. We admit that in the Lord's prayer there is the matter of dealing with sins and the matter of the daily living, but its beginning and ending are entirely for the kingdom of God. In the beginning it says, “Your kingdom come; Your will be done...on earth.” At the end it says, “Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.” Therefore, this prayer shows that He wants our prayer to be wholly for God's kingdom. (CWWL, 1959, vol. 4, “Lessons on Prayer,” pp. 189-190)

　　神要人和祂合作，撒但也要人和他合作。神要进到人里面，撒但也要进到人里面。神要与人调和，撒但也要与人混合。……祷告就是一面人向神表示说，人要神，人站在神这一面；另一面人对撒但说，人和神站在一面来反对他。所以祷告就是要带进神的国度，而把撒但赶出去。

　　真实为人的灵魂祷告，乃是对付撒但，带进神的国度。一个人不信主耶稣，这不仅是他灵魂下火湖的问题，更是撒但在他身上掌权的问题。他下火湖是小事，撒但在他身上掌权却是一件大事。所以我为他祷告，乃是要把他身上的撒但赶逐出去，叫他脱离黑暗的权势，并且把神的国带到他身上去。真实的祷告总是一面把神的国带到人的身上，另一面把撒但的权势从人身上赶逐出去。每一次有一个罪人得救，都是撒但的权势有了一部分的失败，神的国度有了一部分的来到。这就是争战的祷告。

　　请大家想想看，哪有一个罪人不愿意得救的？哪有一个圣徒不愿意爱主的？罪人都愿意得救，圣徒也都愿意爱主，但就因空中有了一个霸占人的，他控制着地上的人，就叫罪人不接受福音，圣徒不追求主。所以你我光传福音，光讲道不够，还必须起来，活在天的境界里，来摸神的宝座，像但以理那样，二十一天屈膝祷告神，要神在天上的权柄，能通行到地上来。若是这样，你会看见，一个一个的罪人要得救，一个一个的圣徒要起来追求主，爱主。因为在这里有了争战的祷告，赶逐黑暗的权势，带进神的权柄，结果叫神能在地上通行祂的旨意，实行祂的救恩，也能照着祂的美意施恩给祂的儿女。

　　所以每一个祷告的人，都必须是一个在天的境界里，摸着神的宝座，从天上能倒下祷告来的人。你超越过了地，超过了空中，超过了黑暗的权势，你和那一位远超诸天的基督，一同在神的宝座上，这样，你所发出来的祷告才是争战的祷告。明白了这一点，你所有的目标都会从人身上转到鬼身上去。一个罪人不得救，你会说，“神啊，不是他不肯悔改，是鬼在那里霸占他，求你把他身上的鬼赶出去。”（祷告，二四六、二五二至二五三页）

　　参读：祷告，第十八篇；实行召会生活的基本原则，第六章。

　　God wants man to cooperate with Him; Satan also wants man to cooperate with him. God wants to enter into man; Satan also wants to get into man. God wants to be mingled with man; Satan also wants to be mixed with man....On the one hand, prayer is man expressing to God that he wants God and that he is standing on God's side. On the other hand, it is man telling Satan that he is standing with God to oppose Satan. Hence, the purpose of prayer is to bring in God's kingdom and to drive Satan away.

　　True prayers for men's souls are to deal with Satan and to bring in God's kingdom. When a person does not believe in the Lord Jesus, it is not just a matter of his soul going to hell. Even more, it is a matter of Satan's ruling over him. His going to hell is a matter bound up with the great matter of Satan's ruling over him. So, I need to pray for him in order to chase Satan away from him, to deliver him from the power of darkness, and to bring God's kingdom to him. True prayers will always, on the one hand, bring God's kingdom to man and, on the other hand, drive away Satan's power from man. Every time a sinner gets saved, it signifies a partial defeat of Satan's power and a partial coming of God's kingdom. This is the prayer of warfare.

　　Please consider: Is there a sinner who does not want to be saved? Is there a saint who does not want to love the Lord? All sinners want to be saved, and all saints desire to love the Lord. But because there is someone in the air who usurps men and controls the men on earth, sinners are prevented from receiving the gospel, and saints are hindered from seeking the Lord. So it is not enough that we only preach the gospel and minister the Word. We must rise up and live in the heavenly realm to touch the throne of God as Daniel did. We must pray to God that God's heavenly authority may be brought down to the earth. If this is done, you will see that one by one sinners will be saved, and one by one saints will rise up to seek and love the Lord, for here there are fighting prayers driving away the power of darkness, bringing in God's authority and, as a result, causing God to have His will done on earth. They enable God to carry out His salvation and give grace to His children according to His good pleasure.

　　So every praying person should be one who is in the heavenly realm, touching God's throne, and therefore, able to pour down prayers from heaven. As you are above the earth, the air, and the power of darkness and are seated together with Christ on the throne of God in the heavenlies, the prayers that you utter are prayers of warfare. Having understood this point, you will turn the focus of your attention from man to the devil. When a sinner fails to receive salvation, you should pray, “O God, it is not that he would not repent, but it is the devil that is usurping him. I pray that You cast out the devil from him.” (CWWL, 1959, vol. 4, “Lessons on Prayer,” pp. 192, 196-197)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1959, vol. 4, “Lessons on Prayer,” ch. 18; CWWL, 1963, vol. 3, “Basic Principles for the Practice of the Church Life,” ch. 6