One of the reasons Jesus came to earth was to introduce the
kingdom of God to humankind. After the fall in the Garden of Eden, humans lost
several privileges, among them the struggle-free existence and royalty that God
had originally intended us to maintain. But God did not desire this to remain
so; that was why He initiated the process of restoring humans to the exalted
pedestal He had destined for us, so that we can reign as kings on earth. For
this reason Jesus came; to pitch a new world order to us.
The kingdom of God
offers the promises of all that man lost in the Garden of Eden, and more. But,
unlike before when we would have been birthed into it by default, God would not
force anyone to accept it. He thereafter made it a matter of personal choice.
The decision to subscribe to it has to be made by each individual; proxy is not
allowed.
As it is, the
kingdom of heaven has already come to men with the coming, teachings, death,
resurrection and eventual ascension of Jesus Christ. But subscribing to it is
principally dependent on your willingness to accept it, by accepting Jesus as
Lord and Saviour; your adopting a paradigm shift in tandem; and your living in
manners that affirm your new status.
Just as Jesus came to deliver the lost glories of the kingdom of God to us,
some individuals around are similarly called to do so. People with this calling
usually have unusual insights about the kingdom of God, and their dissertation
on it always leaves the hearers with a lifted spirit and better understanding
of what the kingdom is all about. People with this calling have an unusual
sense of security and they live above the everyday struggles that humans
generally grapple with. Those are parts of the perks that come with the
mandate.
If you know any of
such persons who proclaim the truth of the kingdom of God, please listen to
them (Acts 16:17).
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