WE ARE HIS HEIRS

Romans 8:15-17 NLT So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

You may have been involved in the reading of a will when you discovered you inherited something of value, but God says all of us who have asked Jesus into our lives have an inheritance, and we are joint heirs with Jesus. 

Most of us know the verses in Romans 8 ‘nothing can separate us from the love of God, etc.’, but the only reason we can claim those wonderful truths is because of these earlier ones written in verses 15-17.😊

It’s amazing that God has adopted us as His very own children, and gives us His own Spirit to join with ours and makes us His heirs. Revelation 21:4-5 tells us a little of what it will be like, how everything will be made new. And then He says we’re heirs of His glory! Can you imagine inheriting the glory God has?! Then we read the little bit at the end - we must also share His suffering. So what does that mean?

We know Jesus went to the Cross and suffered horrendously for our sake so we won’t have to suffer punishment and separation from God for eternity, but part of it means we are to enter into the victory that Jesus won for us on the cross (1 Peter 4:13) which will cause us to enter into spiritual warfare. That's where the sufferings come from—standing against the forces of evil that try to steal, kill or destroy us.

Jesus didn’t call us to suffer sickness and disease or lack, because the Word says He came to deliver us from them all. But Jesus did tell us we would suffer persecution if we’re living the Christian life and many are bravely doing so right now and you may have done already. I know one lady who had to leave her job because of her faith in Jesus.

But praise God the reward is to be heirs of His glory, and the blessings of His kingdom! We are also joint heirs with Jesus Christ and what He has inherited also becomes ours because we’re in Him. What a thought that is!😊

 

Thank You Lord for adopting us and choosing us to be in Your family, for uniting us with Your Holy Spirit and giving us such a wonderful inheritance. We give You all the praise. In Jesus name. Amen.

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