Heirs of promise

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. – Galatians 3.27-29

We are called heirs of God according to His promises. That makes sense in a way. If we are His sons then it makes sense that we are heirs because sons are normally heirs.

We read that we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. We read that we have an inheritance that perfect and incorruptible that will ever fade away because it is preserved in heaven for us.

I just watched an episode of Little House on the Prarie when the Ingalls family receive word that they have inherited a great fortune. Slowly but surely then begin to make purchases based on the receiving the inheritance. At the end though it turns out that the uncle had wasted his fortune and the Ingalls are left in debt. The promised wealth fell through.

God’s inheritance is also based on promise. It is not just any promise. Most promises can be broken but this promise is special. The promise of inheritance is made by God who cannot lie.

Therefore we can rest in absolute assurance that our eternal inheritance is secure. If we trust God we never have to worry about our eternity or where we will be when we die. God has promised it to us.

That knowledge ought to give us great peace and great comfort here on earth. We always have something to look forward to and that we make all we have been through worthwhile.

Heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. Astounding.