Have you ever been the recipient of an inheritance? An inheritance is something meaningful, valuable either in sentiment or monetary worth.
Did you know that God, the Father, sees us as an inheritance? He received us as His own when Christ died on the cross and redeemed us.
“ I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. 21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.” Ephesians 1:16-23 CEV
There’s a lot to unpack in those seven verses. Before you read it again, and I hope you will, pray and ask the Holy Spirit to make these words come alive in your heart.
Because of Christ, we have become God’s rich and glorious inheritance! We are valuable to Him.
“Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” I Corinthians 6:19-20 NLT
Then the Apostle Paul goes on to say that He prays we will understand the greatness of the power of God for us. For our daily living – for our very breath and every thought. There is nothing in our lives that God’s great power cannot change.
But it doesn’t stop there.
“God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.“
Christ has authority over all things, for the benefit of the church, His body, who we are. And as His body we are made full and complete in Christ because He fills us with Himself!!!
Amen, Amen, Amen!
Make these verses a part of your daily Bible reading. The truth of this prayer will impact everything you do and every circumstance that comes your way.
We are a people filled with Christ and we have been given to God, the Father, as His rich and glorious inheritance.
We matter to God!