Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

What do we know about God’s will as it is done in heaven?

Psalm 2:4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.

If we look to the definition of derision we might discover something about His will in heaven.

Strong’s definition of lâʻag, law-ag’; a primitive root; to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly.

God has expressed His attitude about mankind in human terms. Knowing God as we do, mocking is not a Godly attitude, it is a human attribute. Perhaps deride would be more expressive since God laughed. He laughed it off since we hold no power over God’s will, no matter what we think or do. That matches more closely our understanding of God’s sovereignty. 

This prayer which we call the Lord’s prayer, is given to us to be used, understood, and applied now as He sits on the throne of heaven with all things being within His will as Lord oover all.

John 16:26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf;

There are three ways to examine this verse. One is that Jesus is Lord and in charge and does not need the Father’s permission to enact His own will. The second is that our prayers will not change God’s will. The third is one I personally can relate to in human terms; Jesus is literally saying, “I would never talk to my Father like that.”

Asking in His name is equivalent to speaking for Him as a bride might speak for her husband. If they have one mind, then she will never speak out on her own behalf, which is what Jesus tells us at the end of the verse. The very next verse says “the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me”.

If we really want to do God’s will, which we do not know, then He has told us how to do that.

“Love my Son.”

Luke 12:5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

If all you care about is escaping hell, you don’t get it.

John 6:26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.”

If all you care about is your physical needs, you don’t get it.

Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

If you are waiting for a sign, you don’t get it.

Psalm 15:2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart;

If you think that your actions and words will save you from judgment, you don’t get it.

Matthew 22:36-40 English Standard Version

36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

If you look to obedience to the law to save you, you don’t get it.

1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

If you believe only God is faithful, you are beginning to get it.

2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

Are you willing to be tested? The testing of our faith is not self-examination but rather hearing Him and obeying Him, who dwells in us.

John 14:15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

Love Him and you got it.