GOD'S KINGDOM-What It Means to Jesus

As noted in the preceding article, Jesus centered his life on "preaching and declaring the good news of the Kingdom." (Luke 8:1)  He exerted himself, walking hundreds of miles throughout the land of Israel in order to teach people about God's Kingdom.  Jesus' ministry was recorded in the four Gospels, which contain over 100 references to the Kingdom. Most of those references are found in the words of Jesus, and yet they must represent  just a fraction of all that he said about God's Kingdom. -John 21:25. 

Why did the Kingdom mean so much to Jesus when he was on the earth?  For one thing, Jesus knew that God had selected him to be its Ruler.  (Isaiah 9:6; Luke 22:28-30)  But Jesus was not focused on achieving power or glory for himself.  (Matthew 11:29; Mark 10:17, 18)  He promoted the Kingdom for reasons far beyond his own interests. Primarily, Jesus was and is interested in God's Kingdom" because of what it will do for those whom he loves-his heavenly Father and his faithful followers. 

Next time: WHAT THE KINGDOM WILL DO FOR JESUS' FATHER

From the Watchtower magazine, 2014