As a Christian you will have said these words countless times “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. “ Have you ever stopped for a moment to consider what they mean. When Jesus gave us our sacred prayer, the Our Father , He was gifting us a profound revelation. It is thus:

If Gods will is done on Earth as it is in Heaven we create Heaven on Earth . Earth becomes Heaven .

The fundamental role of Christians is to bring about the Kingdom of God on Earth . How do we do that. We do so by fulfilling Gods Will.

Gods Will is Peace, Patience, Compassion, Kindness, Gentleness, Meekness, Humility, Gratitude, Joy, Truth, Beauty, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Hope, Health, Grace ,Wisdom and unrelenting service to the poor and those in need . Most of all, most of all Gods Will is Love, poured out and overflowing from Heaven through Jesus and the Holy Spirit into our hearts , souls and minds so that all those whose lives we touch may be touched by His Love through us.

This is to fulfill the only commandment that Jesus gave us :

” Love God and Love one another as I have Loved you”

The Holy Spirit gave us a blueprint for Earth to become Heaven . When the Holy Spirit descended upon the followers of the Risen Christ at Pentecost ” like the rush of a mighty wind :” (Acts 2: v2 ), their eyes, hearts and minds were suddenly opened and they knew , without question , what they had to do to fulfill the Will of God on Earth as it is in Heaven ….. to create Heaven on Earth: This is what they did, ignited by tongues of fire, in the name of the Holy Spirit and Jesus to fulfill Gods will and create Heaven on Earth:

“Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul and no one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles feet; and distribution was made to each as any had need”( Acts 4:32-35)

This is not a blueprint for Capitalism. It is a blueprint for Socialism. It is Gods Will. If we are to fulfill our commitment as Christians to achieve Gods Will for Earth to become Heaven every Christian on Earth needs to strive to achieve a society that prioritises the poor, the sick, the vulnerable and those in need . We must follow the blueprint above given to the Early Church as a Divine gift to achieve Heaven on Earth .

“Glory be the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be…… LOVE without end. Amen”

Peace and Love

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“I may speak in tongues of men or of angels but if I am without Love I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal. I may have the gift of prophesy and know every hidden truth; I may have Faith strong enough to move mountains but if I have no Love I am nothing. I may dole out all I possess or even give my body to be burnt but if I have no Love I am none the better. Love is patient; Love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful nor conceited nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offence. Love takes no score of wrongs; does not gloat over others men’s sins but delights in the Truth. There is nothing Love cannot face; there is no limit to its Faith, its Hope and its Endurance.”
1 Corinthians 13: 1-7

Since I published this post I have responded to some thoughtful comments sent by some who have read it . I will share these with you as I think they are helpful and interesting :

Comment: Jesus kingdom is not of this world: John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

My response : Thanks for taking the time to read my post. You make a legitimate point. I think at that time , before the Resurrection, this was true. All changed after Christ rose from the dead. From that point on Heaven on Earth became a possibility. The Holy Spirit gave the early Church a blueprint for the economic system necessary to achieve this and we have spent over 2000 years unraveling it to the extent that we now have more billionaires on the planet than ever before at the same time as billions of people on the planet do not have access to safe, clean drinking water and 24000 people die each day from hunger. We are compelled as Christians to make the Earth Gods Kingdom so that as was the case in The early Church no one is in need.

Comment: I see nothing in the article that relates to any political system. Individuals are capable of following those verses in any political structure.

My response: Thanks for taking the time to read my post. The Disciples established a system whereby everything anyone owned was shared amongst all so that no one was in need. As of 2024 the worlds billionaires are worth £11.2 trillion. This amount could end world hunger 40 times over if it were shared as the disciples shared their wealth. Thats not what happens within Capitalism. The Capitalists political structure is the antithesis of the verses I posted. in my humble opinion the nearest political system to that which the Holy Spirit guided the early Church to adopt, as described in my post, is the ideal of Socialism.