Last Updated on January 8, 2026 1:01 PM by herald
The Kingdom is Ruling!
Every time we repeat the Lord’s prayer, we ask for God’s kingdom to come. But as we now know, even as Jesus was teaching his disciples this prayer, he was setting up the Kingdom of God on earth as Daniel had prophesied!
The church’s fundamental understanding must be that the message the angels proclaimed at the birth of Jesus, “Peace on earth, goodwill to men”, is only possible through the rule of God’s Kingdom on earth.
But for God’s kingdom to rule on earth, the King must first rule the hearts of those who are in the Kingdom of God.
That is why to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God, you have to receive Jesus not only as Saviour but also as Lord as stated in Romans 10:9. This is the basic gospel that has been preached for many years.
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
This principle is at the centre of the New Covenant God made with Israel, the descendants of Abraham, in Jeremiah 31: 33
“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Jeremiah 31: 33
Those who have accepted Christ as Saviour and Lord are heirs of this promise because as Paul explained in the book of Galatians:
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Gal 3: 28 -29, NIV
Looked at another way, we have become citizens of the Kingdom of God by birth – a spiritual birth, that is- a concept that Nicodemus could not quite grasp in John chapter 3. Paul emphasizes this citizenship:
For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household. Ephesians 2: 18-19
The inescapable conclusion we can draw then is that the Kingdom of God has already started ruling on earth in the hearts and minds of true believers!
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