The idea of an inheritance is exciting. Of course it is also sad to realize that to receive an inheritance one must first lose a loved one. As believers in Jesus we have an inheritance. The first chapter of Ephesians discusses this:
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Ephesians 1: 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
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Interestingly, although Jesus had to die for us to receive the inheritance....He also lives to see us enjoy that inheritance. Last night I went to watch my grandson Peter play a basketball game at a local school. As I walked through the doors of the gym I saw a trophy case that was filled with championship trophies earned by school teams over the years. Our inheritance from the Lord reminds me a bit of this trophy case. Each of us, who have trusted in Christ, stand as trophies to His victory over death and sin. Our inheritance is to forever shine among God's trophies as great victories for our Lord.
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But we are to be living, dynamic, vibrant trophies...not simply locked in a case but actively proclaiming God's glory across eternity. Consider this verse from the next chapter in Ephesians:
Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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The best inheritances are to be shared!
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much love,
Rob Smith
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"Death is inevitable. Life is a choice!"
John 11:25
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."
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