God Has Made You His Heir

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God
Has Made
You His Heir

Great thing to be reminded of as we go through this week! 

Scripture

Galatians 3

⁹ So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.

²⁶ For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁹ And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you.

Galatians 4

⁷ Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.

Observation

I put my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ when I was 19 years old. I am 63 years old and during my entire adult life I have enjoyed the benefits of being a child of the King. I have enjoyed the benefits of being a child of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

I look back to my decision to become a Christ follower at 19 years of age and I am so grateful that God allowed me to become one of His children. I am His heir.

Everything He has will one day be mine! I will enjoy being a child of His Forever and ever and ever!

So what I deal with here on earth is small potatoes compared to what I will get to enjoy for all of Eternity. I am blessed. I share in the same blessing that God gave to Abraham.

 The Apostle Paul understood this when he sat in prison and wrote his letter to the Philippians and said:

⁶ Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. ⁷ Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

¹¹ Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. ¹² I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. ¹³ For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:6-7, 11-13

Application

 I will meditate all day long on the fact that I have the same blessing that God gave to Abraham.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to act like I am one of Your children. Help me to live in a way that makes You proud. Help me to be content with whatever I have. Help me to be able to live on almost nothing or with everything. Help me to learn the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. I want to be able to say with confidence, “I can do everything through Christ, Who gives me strength.”

Daily Bible Reading Job 30; Psalms 120; Galatians 3,4

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