Heirs

Job 30; Psalms 120; Galatians 3-4 

“But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba Father.’ So, you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.”

Galatians 4:4-7

So many Christians do not know who they are in Christ. When the gospel is presented as the answer to a sin-problem and a ticket to heaven, we shortchange people. The gospel requires us to be set free from the bondage of sin and self-centered living so that we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and a new identity in Christ as sons and daughters of the King, our Father. As sons and daughters we are heirs of salvation and the fullness of God’s kingdom. We have been given authority in Christ to resist the world, our sinful nature, and the devil. We have access to the throne room of the King, our Father, through Christ. We can ask him for anything. We represent our Father’s kingdom in this world as ambassadors of reconciliation. We have received so much more than forgiveness!

“Lord Jesus, thank you for making me a son and heir in our Father’s kingdom, for your glory.”