Lasting Inheritance

 Isaiah 36,37; Psalms 76; 1 Peter 1 

“…In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you,”

1 Peter 1:3, 4

It’s not unusual for an inheritance to become a point of conflict in families. Children who quarrel about money have forgotten where their lasting inheritance is found. Peter reminds us that being born again  into God’s family has given us a lasting, eternal inheritance which no one can take away from us. This inheritance includes our atonement from sin and its penalty of death, and it also includes God’s rewards for faith and faithfulness in living out the ‘good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do’ (Ephesians 2:10). Because we have an eternal inheritance, we can live boldly, generously, and with hope that the same resurrection power in Jesus indwells us through the Holy Spirit.

Has our inheritance changed how we live?

“Lord Jesus, you are my inheritance. I put my hope in you, for your glory.”