TEACH YOUR CHILDREN

A Kingdom That Will Change the Whole Earth

CAN you guess what Kingdom we mean?-It is the one Jesus taught us to pray for. He taught us to ask God: "Let your kingdom come." (Matthew 6:9, 10) For nearly 2,000 years, followers of Jesus have prayed to God that his Kingdom come. Have you prayed about that?

To understand what a kingdom is, you need to know what a king is. A  king is a person who rules. The land he rules over is his domain. The domain of God's Kingdom includes the whole earth. When God's Kingdom comes everyone on earth will in time enjoy the blessings that his rule will bring to the people.

God's Kingdom is a heavenly government. At Isaiah 9:6, the Bible talks about the Ruler of this government. Notice what it says about him: "There has a child born to us, . . .and the princely rule will come to be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called . .  .Prince of Peace." 

Do you know what a prince is?-Yes, he is the son of a king. Who is the Supreme heavenly King? -The Bible calls him "The Most High over all the earth." (Psalm 83:18) In the Bible, Jesus is often called "the Son of God."  One reason is that Jehovah gave Jesus life.  Jehovah is Jesus' real Father.-Luke 1:34, 35; John 1:34, 49; 3:17; 11:27; 20:31; Acts 9:20. 

Next time: TEACH YOUR CHILDREN - A Kingdom That Will Change the Whole Earth

From the Watchtower magazine, 2010