21 THE INHERITANCE

THE INHERITANCE

"God has reserved a priceless inheritance for his children! It is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay!" 1 Peter 1:4

Heaven is called an inheritance, because it comes to us by heirship. Being born of the Spirit—we are the children of God. And if we are God’s children—then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ!

What a glorious inheritance must this be! Meditate upon it, O my soul! It is incorruptible. It will endure forever; no part of it is subject to decay. It is undefiled. No one can acquire it dishonestly; no one can soil it by sin. It is beyond the reach of change and decay. Its glory is ever new! The plants on that inheritance, know no winter. The sun never goes down.

It is always in full perfection. As the noblest production of God’s power—Heaven will stand out in bold relief from his other works, as the paragon of excellence.

Heaven is the eternal portion of God’s children—the dwelling-place of the Lamb and his glorified bride! It is the reward given to Jesus, for his agonies and death. There the Lord God will dwell among his people. The tabernacle of God will be with us. But description is impossible, for the powers of conception fail!

"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard, and
no mind has imagined—
what God has prepared for those who love him!" 1 Corinthians 2:9

However great our sufferings here on earth are—and they may be exceedingly great; yet when the apostle compares them with this inheritance, he says, "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time—are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us!" Romans 8:18 What! O what will that glory be!

We must possess—it to know it!

We must be actually in it—to adequately speak or write of it!

Tried Christian, however poor now, however tried now—you are heir to a priceless eternal inheritance, which comprises the unsearchable riches of Christ! Therefore, suffer patiently, and hope to the end!

"Giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves!" Colossians 1:12-13