Your inheritance in Christ

Message Theme: Enjoying Your Inheritance in Christ

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Your destiny is glorious and immense, even if you currently see the opposite in your life.
Continue to ask GOD to reveal Himself to you, no matter how long it takes, and to pay the price, and you will be amazed at the heights to which He will take you...

An inheritance...the inheritance in Christ, your inheritance in Christ.

The concept of inheritance in Christ is both familiar and unfamiliar, based on my humble daily observations.

First of all, what is an inheritance?

An inheritance can be defined in several ways depending on the context, but here we will focus on the spiritual context.

An inheritance in this sense can therefore be defined as GOD's promises to His children and their destiny. It is what we are entitled to as children of GOD.

The word “inheritance” comes from the Latin “hereditas,” which means succession, the transfer of property from a deceased person to their descendants. So, there is a notion of transferring property, but also, more broadly, everything that is received from an ancestor or from the person from whom we receive the inheritance.

When we inherit from someone, we inherit their assets and liabilities, and this is a very relevant concept that I think is worth emphasizing because we tend to focus on the assets, in short, the “good sides of this inheritance.”

I am about to say something that may seem disturbing or even shocking to you!

Our status as children of God is no exception to this rule!

When you accept Jesus into your life, you become a child of GOD and a legitimate heir to His promises to you.

In 2 Corinthians 5:17, we read:

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (ESV)

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (KJV)

Let us continue in Romans 8:17 (KJV)

"And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."

In light of these two passages, we have assurance of our new identity in Christ and our status as heirs.

2 issues arise subsequently :

• Understanding and receiving revelation about this new identity in order to understand the inheritance that is ours

• Paying the price to regain possession of this inheritance

Yes, this inheritance comes with a price, a cost to pay, “the hope that is attached to his call,” as we read in Ephesians 1:17-19 (KJV).

17 " That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,"

18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"

19 "And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,"

The inheritance therefore does indeed exist and is immense, but we will have to pay the price to come into possession of it. This price consists of sacrificial obedience in following the instructions that GOD has given us, but first we must pray for full awareness and, above all, for the revelation of this inheritance.

Your destiny is glorious and immense, even if at the moment you see the opposite in your life.

Continue to ask GOD to reveal Himself to you, no matter how long it takes, and pay the price, and you will be amazed at the heights to which He will take you...

SBE

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