Kingdom of God

“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14 :17

Some people think that the Christian faith is a matter of following a list of rules. While what we do is important, God wants to transform us from the inside, our character. That’s why Paul wrote that God’s kingdom is not about eating and drinking according to the law, but rather His kingdom is about bringing righteousness, peace and joy to our inward character.

God certainly wants us to do good works, but He knows our selfish and sinful nature. We can’t do all that God requires in our own strength or through our own willpower. We are simply too self-centered and weak. Therefore, God has given His Holy Spirit to live within every believer in Jesus Christ. It is this Holy Spirit who works within us to have the will to do good works and the power to do them.

We begin by confessing our selfish and sinful nature to God. Then we offer ourselves to Him in order that His Holy Spirit can transform us into the people God designed us to be. Righteousness, peace, and joy will then grow in us and through us.