Now let me go on to ask the question, _What is the sphere of the kingdom?_ First let me say, the sphere of the kingdom is the _individual heart_. When I pray, “Thy kingdom come” I do not feel that I am praying solely for the work of foreign missions. I do not think only of the millions of heathen in China or India or Africa. When I pray “Thy kingdom come,” I am not satisfied with adding to the thought of the heathen abroad remembrance of the heathen at home. No! when I utter that prayer I feel I am praying for myself. I am praying that God’s kingdom may come in my own heart. Oh, yes, this prayer has reference to ourselves. When we pray “Thy kingdom come,” we pray “Lord, come into our own hearts; rule _there_; take the throne _there_: make us completely thine.” “Thy kingdom come!” Brethren, do we mean it? Do we honestly desire it? For see what it means. It means that we are asking that every cherished sin and passion may be cast out of our hearts; it means that we desire that neither money nor pleasure nor fame should have any power over us or draw away our love from God. It means that God’s will and not our own may rule. Oh, that is a great prayer! Do we honestly and sincerely mean what we say? I have known men who loved their sins too much, their pleasures, their money, themselves too much, ever to be able to pray sincerely “Thy kingdom come!” May God give us grace honestly to pray this prayer! May He make us able and willing to give to His commands a glad and complete obedience! God’s kingdom must come in our own hearts before it can come in the world at large! It is only true and loyal subjects of the kingdom who can extend its boundaries and further its interests. Men will not enter the kingdom, though we preach to them till Doomsday, if we ourselves remain without. But if God truly reigns in our hearts, and His kingdom begets in us righteousness, peace, and joy, we shall then be able to go forth and win others as loyal subjects to our King.