Know Your Inheritance in Christ

Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had. 

—Galatians 4:1

 

 

As believers in Jesus Christ, we have been reborn as a new creation in Him. Jesus has restored us to the untainted innocence that was once ours before Adam ever sinned. We are now heirs of God, joint heirs with Christ, heirs of the kingdom, heirs of salvation, heirs of His promises, and heirs of His grace.

 

Even the newest believer is an heir of God. However, just because you are an heir doesn’t mean you understand what that means. You can be an heir and, as a child of the King, not have a clue about your inheritance. You must grow in the grace of God and learn how to live in the Kingdom.

 

“Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation” (1 Peter 2:2).

 

If you tell a young child he is an heir to a great inheritance, it doesn’t mean much to him.  An infant who will be a king one day is like other infants in the kingdom. His future as a ruler is settled, but his present is common. This newborn prince needs time to grow. He needs to learn how the kingdom operates so that he can rule it one day.

 

It is the same way in the Kingdom of God. While Christ has given us authority over the works of the enemy, many Christians never develop a full understanding of what that means. Some remain babies their entire lives. The potential of their new identity in Christ is never realized or released into the world. They are like slaves who have been emancipated and don’t know it.

 

“This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth” (Ephesians 4:13-14).

 

It is time for us to learn who we are as a new creation. It is time to grow up and assume the authority Jesus has given us. It is time to quit hearing about what is ours in Christ and be doers of it (James 1:22). We need to know what is true so we will not remain immature and influenced by lies that sound like the truth. Babies, even though they are heirs, will never grow to reign in life. 

 

“For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).

 

You have been reborn as a new creation to rule in life through Jesus Christ. Jesus shed His blood to restore you to a righteous relationship with God. When you know God’s truth in your heart, you don’t have to live as a slave anymore to the lies that keep you from the truths of your inheritance in Him. You can be free of perishing from a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). You can be free to release your faith into the world. You can be free to reign in life with a servant's heart (John 13:1-17).

Don’t remain a child, not knowing what you have inherited. Set your face like a flint (Isaiah 50:7) to learn how God’s Kingdom works. Make up your mind right now to grow up into everything Jesus has purchased with His precious blood. 

Grow in the knowledge of the righteousness that is yours in Christ. In humility, receive more grace to serve in the authority you have been given. Submit to God’s power, resist the devil, and he will flee (James 4:6-7). Always surrender to Jesus, the servant, washing your feet, so you can reign in Jesus, the victor, destroying the works of the enemy. Allow the gentle yet conquering power of Christ to be revealed in your life (Philippians 4:5). Rule in God's kingdom with humility and grace, treading on a defeated enemy and overcoming him in the power of God.

Know your inheritance in Christ.

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