The interest of the Kingdom of Heaven is the Person of God the Father, who created and owns everything. The essence is simple: to please the Father’s heart. There is no need to make it complicated. The delight of God the Father is when His will is done and fulfilled in each person’s life. This life was indeed created only for the pleasure and satisfaction of God the Father’s heart.
So, we should say, “I am willing to accept this fact, that the life You have created and own is for Your pleasure and satisfaction, O Father.” Doing the Father’s will, as contained in the Lord’s Prayer, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” means my life continually translates Your desires into my whole being.
Humans cannot be without desires. But blessed are those whose desire is to understand God’s will and translate it into their lives. Truly, those redeemed by the blood of Jesus no longer live for their own desires but become executors of God’s will. So it is not the concept “I have desires, then I adjust them to God’s will so they don’t conflict. If they align, you bless them.” Not that. It should be, “I lay down all my desires, then I look to see what You desire me to do.” That means we no longer have our own desires. If there are desires, all of them must be in harmony with God’s will, which we must carry out. Hence, the Word of God says, “Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
In fact, most people are busy asking God to bless this and that. That is a sign of someone who still has themselves. Maybe they do not do anything morally wrong, they do not grieve God’s heart, but they also do not satisfy His heart. A life not directed toward the pleasure and satisfaction of God’s heart is deception. It means someone is still on the side of the Devil or captive to the power of darkness.
That is why true Christianity is a genuine relationship with God, manifested, experienced, and real, so that believers can understand God’s feelings and act on them. To please God’s heart, one must understand and do His will. Only then can one honestly say, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” That is the true content and meaning of peace with God. Jesus died to redeem us to change us from a nature of sin to a divine nature, and the model is Jesus Himself. Only a life modeled after Him satisfies God’s heart. Jesus became Lord for the glory of God the Father, not for His own glory. How great the disappointment to God if the Lord Jesus has redeemed us, but we do not live to satisfy the Father’s heart. Why were we redeemed and reconciled then?
Put plainly, it is as if Jesus says, “I have bought you with My blood. I provided atonement with My blood. But you are not reconciled to God. You have reconciled with the world instead. That is disappointing.” If we do not change, we will not dare to stand before the judgment seat of Christ later, because we have disappointed Him. We must change. As allies of God, we must not be mastered by worldly affection. One who is still attracted to the world cannot be in fellowship with God. Conversely, one who is truly an ally of God is no longer mastered by worldly affection. And ultimately, we understand that God’s will is the salvation of souls (1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9), for He does not wish anyone to perish.
A genuine believer cares about the salvation of other people’s souls. Not merely adding church members, but striving so that others live pleasing to God, so that the number of those who please God’s heart increases. If it is only adding church members, the pastor is pleased, and the organization is proud. But the Kingdom of God is not built on statistics. We must stake our whole lives. First, our own life must please God. Only after that do we work so that others also become people who satisfy God’s heart. That is why Paul said, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” So, let us change.