Q192
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,1235 ) acknowledging, that by nature we and all men are not only utterly unable and unwilling to know and do the will of God,1236 but prone to rebel against his Word,1237 to repine and murmur against his providence,1238 and wholly inclined to do the will of the flesh, and of the devil:1239 we pray, that God would by his Spirit take away from ourselves and others all blindness,1240 weakness,1241 indisposedness,1242 and perverseness of heart;1243 and by his grace make us able and willing to know, do, and submit to his will in all things,1244 with the like humility,1245 cheerfulness,1246 faithfulness,1247 diligence,1248 zeal,1249 sincerity,1250 and constancy,1251 as the angels do in heaven.1252
Scripture Proofs
1235
Matthew 6:10
1236
Romans 7:18Job 21:141 Corinthians 2:14
1237
Romans 8:7
1238
Exodus 17:7Numbers 14:2
1239
Ephesians 2:2
1240
Ephesians 1:17-18
1241
Ephesians 3:16
1242
Matthew 26:40-41
1243
Jeremiah 31:18-19
1244
Psalm 119:1Psalm 119:8Psalm 119:35-36Acts 21:14
1245
Micah 6:8
1246
Psalm 100:2Job 1:212 Samuel 15:25-26
1247
Isaiah 38:3
1248
Psalm 119:4-5
1249
Romans 12:11
1250
Psalm 119:80
1251
Psalm 119:112
1252
Isaiah 6:2-3Psalm 103:20-21Matthew 18:10