Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new
life and a hope that lives on. God has something stored up for you in heaven, where it
will never decay or be ruined or disappear. You have faith in God, whose power will
protect you until the last day. Then he will save you, just as he has always
planned to do. 1 Peter 1:3-5 (CEV)
In this week after Easter it is only
appropriate that we focus on the hope we have in living because of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Today we discover the great gift we receive with the believer’s hope. The inheritance is the eternal life
that God gives us, but the inheritance of eternal life involves the most wonderful
gifts imaginable. Pause and reflect on
what is yours as a believer:
· Being adopted as a child of God
· Being forgiven and made blameless
· Being given eternal life
· Being given an eternal spirit
· Being given a glorious body
· Being given eternal rest and peace
· Being given the knowledge of Christ Jesus
· Being given durable riches and righteousness
· Being made priests
· Being given incorruptible crowns righteousness, glory
and life
Our inheritance is described in 1 Peter 1:4. It is most descriptive; an astounding picture of
the new heavens and earth that are coming and of our life in God’s new and
eternal world: To
obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade
away, reserved in heaven for you…
This verse tells us our inheritance is imperishable.
When you buy perishable items at a store, you know you have to use
it up before it expires. There is an
expiration date. Our inheritance from
Jesus has no expiration date. It is good
for an eternity. It never runs out or
spoils and Satan cannot steal it from you.
The word undefiled means that it cannot be polluted or
defiled, dirtied or infected. It means that our inheritance will be without any
flaw or defect; it will be perfectly free from sickness, disease, infections,
accident, pollution, dirt—from any defilement whatsoever. There will never be
any tears over what happens to oneself or over the damage or loss of some
possession.
Our inheritance does not fade away. It will last forever and
ever. The splendor and beauty of it all—of life and of all the positions and
possessions which God shall give us—none of the splendor and beauty shall fade
or diminish whatsoever.
Nothing, not even our energy and bodies, shall wear out or
waste away.
Our inheritance is in heaven; it is reserved there for us. It is actually being held there by God for us.
God is simply waiting for us to finish our task here on earth and to come to
Him. Then He will give us our inheritance.
Scripture to Claim:
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints… Ephesians 1:18
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints… Ephesians 1:18
