54. Inherit the Kingdom
Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
God had a kingdom in mind for His created humans before He began to create the universe. Then He created the universe for people to live in and enjoy under His gracious and beneficent rule. After the humans rejected God’s rule and His Kingdom intention, God did not give up on His original purpose and plan. He would send His own Son into the created world to redeem people for His Kingdom; He would defeat the evil opposition to the fulfillment of His purpose; the Enemy would have to ultimately submit to the Sovereignty and Lordship of God the King.
This eternal kingdom planned according to His eternal purpose was prepared for those who would eventually inherit it; and the Lord will not be thwarted from His original purpose and intention: The Kingdom will Come. When Jesus stood on the dusty earth He proclaimed, “The Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the Gospel.” Those who believed the Gospel of Jesus Christ entered into that beautiful kingdom, now, here, in the midst of the temporal earthly kingdoms of the world.
One Day, believers will inherit that promised kingdom in all its fullness: the spiritual and the physical will be melded together in the new heaven and new earth. One Day, the kingdom of the world will become the kingdom of the Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever. One Day, every piece of God’s plan will be brought together in a beautiful spiritual and physical whole. Meanwhile, we live in two worlds, being continually assaulted by the one and continually rescued by the other. One Day, those on the right hand, blessed by the Father, will inherit that glorious, wonderful, beautiful and eternal Kingdom whole and entire. That’s a promise we can live with.