Heirs of God:
7 so
that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope
of eternal life.
16 The
Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,
17 and
if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed
we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
Since we are children of the Most
High, we are heirs. We are fellow heirs with Jesus. We don’t have to become good
enough or do enough good works to inherit the promises. We have them naturally
as children of God. We are not just hoping that we are children of God. His
Spirit inside of us witnesses with our spirits that we are His children. We can
truly know that we are His. Some Christians live a life hoping to go to Heaven
one day. They don’t care if they “barely” make it. We can have a confident
expectation that one day we will be with Him forever.
If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what
He would say:
"You
are My child, and as such there is a wealth of glory for you. It is yours for
the asking. I count you as a fellow-heir with My Son. I do not have
hand-me-downs or cast-off items for you. My inheritance is rich and glorious.”
23. I have not only
been made an heir of God, I have also been made a joint-heir with Christ.
Therefore, what Christ will inherit so will I.
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