Our Inheritance in Christ

“Which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.” Ephesians 1:8-14

“If only I was a Rockefeller or a Vanderbilt, my future would be secure.” Most of us have probably dreamed what our lives would be if we were heirs to such massive fortunes. How would your thinking and living change if today you understood that you are the heir of treasures beside which even the wealthiest earthly estates pale?

The amazing truth is that God has named you as an heir of His holdings: “And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able...to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified” (Acts 20:32).

What does He own? He owns it all. As creator of heaven and earth and all that is in it, God is the sole proprietor of the universe. It is in His hands to bestow His unspeakable wealth upon you. God is your Father. You are His son or daughter. All that is His belongs to you. You have an inheritance that will never fade or tarnish because you are an heir of the Father’s immeasurable fortune.

“And you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.” 1 Corinthians 3:23