Inheritance

And now [brethren], I commit you to God [I deposit you in His charge, entrusting you to His protection and care]. And I commend you to the Word of His grace [to the commands and counsels and promises of His unmerited favour]. It is able to build you up and to give you [your rightful] inheritance among all God' set-apart ones (those consecrated, purified, and transformed of soul). Acts 20:32 AMP

Today was my Grandmother's funeral. She was 98 and had lived a full life. A life full of love, full of kindness and full of challenges. As I prepared something to share at her funeral I thought about all the great character traits I have inherited from her, including strength and courage. She was an amazingly kind and gracious woman.

My mind then wandered to thoughts of the inheritance we have in Jesus, and what I have inherited from Him - the gift of eternal life.

[Born anew] into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change and decay [imperishable], unsullied and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, Who are being guarded (garrisoned) by God's power through [your] faith [till you fully inherit that final] salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time. 1 Peter 1:4-5 AMP 

My grandmother is now there, in that place reserved for her in heaven. She is living out her inheritance right now. As The Message Bible says, 'What a God we have!'

What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we've been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven - and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you'll have it all - life healed and whole. 1 Peter 1:3-5 The Message

In Jesus we have a future, a future that never ends. A future of a life healed and whole. What a God we have!

Question, when was the last time that you took time to sit and contemplate your future? Your eternal future? Your inheritance in Jesus? Why not take some time to do exactly that today and live to praise Him.

In Him we also were made [God's] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will, so that we who first hoped in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him and been destined and appointed to] live for the praise of His glory! Ephesians 1:11-12 AMP