Pray, "Show Me Thy Glory!" (What we ask for in the 1st petition of the Lord's Prayer)

Topical sermon based on the Westminster Larger Catechism question and answer 190, "What do we pray for in the first petition [of the Lord's Prayer]?"

In Psalm 83:13-18, Asaph considers how God has pursued the persecutors of His church and punished them throughout history to vindicate His sovereign reputation as Supreme Ruler, and he asks God to continue to do so to fully make known His honorable name, which alone utterly destroys or saves.

First acknowledge that you are all blind to God's glory. So ask God to open all your eyes so we can glorify Him. Then pray God would let you all enjoy Him in all His glorious works. Pray God would show His glory through all of your life's work and works. Pray God would subdue and stop all devilish masquerading as if it is glorious light. Pray God will show His glorious rule by redirecting all evil for His Own good purposes. Like Moses on Mt. Sinai, Pray, "Show Me Thy Glory!"