You are born of God. You are a child of God. You are not a
slave or an orphan. You are a part of God’s family. Therefore, you are heirs of
God and co-heirs of Christ. You have an inheritance in God. This inheritance includes
God’s heavenly resources and eternal rewards of us. This inheritance can be
experienced in this world as well as in eternal life. We draw from our inheritance
when we live on this earth by prayer - calling “Abba”. We have a potential to
live a life which is filled with heavenly resources. We are blessed with every spiritual
blessing of heaven (Eph. 1.3). We are called to be blessed. On the other hand,
the revelation of our eternal inheritance should be a motivation to endure the
cross. If we have a cross on this earth, then we have a crown and glory in
eternal life. Suffering is just one side of the cross and the glory is the
other side of the cross. This eternal inheritance is not perishable like worldly
wealth rather they are eternal.
We should not live like a pauper on this earth, rather we
should approach our life realities with conviction that I am child of God and I
am an heir of God and therefore I live a life from the heavenly inheritance. We
should not be disheartened with our cross, we just walk over our cross with this
assurance that we have an eternal inheritance in God.