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Question 124: Which is the third petition?
Answer: “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”; that is, grant that we and all men may renounce our own will, and without murmuring obey Thy will, which is only good; that so every one may attend to, and perform the duties of his station and calling, as willingly and faithfully as the angels do in heaven.
Matt. 6:10 “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
Matt. 16:24 “Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”
Tit. 2:12 “Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.”
Luke 22:42 “Saying, Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My will, but Thine, be done.”
1 Cor. 7:24 “Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.”
Eph. 4:1 “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.”
Psa. 103:20”Bless the LORD, ye His angels, that excel in strength, that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word.”