There are so many problems that we face in life – at a global, regional and a personal level. Different problems within each context, and each of us faces different difficulties in our lives.
God created the earth to be inhabited – He created it to reflect his glory and that includes the creation of plant, animal and human life – we were created to reflect the glory of God in His Kingdom.
Many people think that God’s Kingdom will be in heaven, but that’s not what the Bible teaches. We can see from the Lord’s prayer that Jesus taught us to pray ‘Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’. It is a heavenly kingdom because it is God’s Kingdom and Jesus will be the King over it – on the earth.
Everything will be made perfect and new. This will mean an end not only to all the problems people cause but to all sadness, suffering, pain and even death.
This time is coming soon, it is the good news we can read about in the ‘Sermon on the Mount.’ (Matthew chapters 5-7). In this Biblical passage, Jesus speaks about what God wants from people and we can build a mental picture of what effect this would have on our lives.
Romans 14:17 says “the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” This tells us that the Kingdom will be defined by these positive characteristics rather than focusing on the physical attributes that concern us in this life.
The invitation to this kingdom is open to all, God wants everyone to be there. Respond to His invitation, believe, repent, be baptised and try to live now as we all will in that kingdom.
Take a look at our presentation on this subject on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ow8wPdgGEw
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