Inheriting Among the Saints

Much of my work currently involves managing and settling people’s inheritances. Some people think they have inherited one thing, but discover that it is another. Some people don’t know they have inherited anything, but discover they have. Some people try to settle one person’s estate and discover they can’t, because the deceased person never settled a previously deceased person’s estate.

We are Yahweh’s children, so we are Yahweh’s heirs. Two steps that seem to have been in Paul’s mind regarding receiving our inheritance are: knowing we are heirs, and suffering with Jesus. We could miss our inheritance by ignorance or inactivity!

All those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—seeing that, or provided that, we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. (Romans 8:14-18 HCSB ©®)

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power to us who believe, according to the working of His vast strength.

He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens—far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come. (Ephesians 1:18-21 HCSB ©®)