The Central Theme Of The Bible
ROMANS 14:17
The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. The Bible is not an anthology of random stories. The thread that ties the entire Bible together is the theme of the kingdom. God’s goal is for His rule and authority to cover the earth through the expansion of His kingdom. That is God’s purpose in history. Scripture was penned to facilitate that one agenda. The unifying central theme of the Bible is the glory of God through the advancement of His kingdom. Every event, story, and personality, from Genesis to Revelation, is there to stitch that theme together. Without that theme, the Bible becomes a collection of disconnected stories that seem to be unrelated to each other. Similarly, when you do not recognize and incorporate the theme of the kingdom in your own life, your experiences will likewise seem disconnected, unrelated, and random. They will lack the cohesion that your destiny provides.
Understanding and embracing God’s kingdom is the secret to living with meaning, simply because your life is tied to His kingdom. God’s kingdom agenda for you and for all others is based on His comprehensive rule over every area of life. We celebrate our country and our citizenship by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem. But if you have been born again through Jesus Christ, you are part of an even greater kingdom. You are a citizen of the kingdom of God. Understanding what the kingdom is and how it impacts you is vitally important because it explains your life and purpose. It shows you how things blend together to create an integrated whole. It gives your life meaning. Apart from the kingdom, the events and aspects of your life remain unattached to each other and cannot produce their intended results.
Thank You for Your kingdom, Lord. May Your kingdom be advanced on earth and may Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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