Receiving your Inheritance

Part of the Manifestation of the Kingdom of God is the Inheritance of the saints. There is an Inheritance that God has ordained for His children. But it has to be received; it's not automatic. One of the reasons why the witness of the mainstream church is so severely diminished in our society is because there are too many of us as Christians that are not walking in our Inheritance. If we could truly answer the Call of Jesus and function as the light of the world and the salt of the earth in the context of our Divine Inheritance as the children of God, the world would be much more interested and intrigued about this thing we call Christianity. Therefore, we want to be mindful of what it takes in order to Receive our Inheritance.

One definition of Inheritance is, that which is received by genetic transmission. We are in line to receive a Divine Inheritance because we are indeed the very children of God. So what is it that we receive or inherit via genetic transmission? Eternal Life (Luke 10) Now, when we first hear this, our initial inclination is to think about what we will receive from God after we die. This, of course, makes sense since in the Natural, people generally don't receive an inheritance until after the decease of the person issuing it. But the spiritual fact in Christianity is that the Benefactor of the Inheritance has already died; and His Name is Jesus! So we don't have to wait till we personally die before we can receive the Inheritance for which Jesus died in order for us to receive in this life.

Another challenge with Receiving Our Inheritance is not totally understanding the nature of Eternal Life. Once again, the general connotation of Eternal Life is that it's an experience that we will have in the bye and bye. That basically it constitutes us going to Heaven after we leave this earth. Generally we process Eternal Life as the reward of Salvation. Even though this is partially true, the general concept is incorrect. Eternal Life isn't simply about an established heavenly residence in the after-life. No saints. Eternal Life is THE LIFE OF GOD. Please hear me, the Inheritance of the saints in Christ is THE LIFE OF GOD (2Peter 1). Can you imagine living LIKE GOD? Can you imagine ACTING LIKE GOD? Can you fathom operating in and demonstrating  THE POWER OF GOD? This, my brothers and sisters, is the Inheritance of the Saints in this life. But you won't access that for which you're not apprised. Therefore, many Christians don't attain to that for which God has prepared and reserved for us as His children. However, Jesus demonstrated the Manifestation of this Inheritance as He functioned on the earth as the Son of God.

In order to Receive this Inheritance, there are two things we must do: Be Mature and Be Sanctified. Jesus says in the 26th chapter of the Book of Acts, "that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified". We must be set apart unto Christ if we're going to qualify to Receive our Inheritance. Then Galatians chapter 4 says, "the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all". Spiritual immaturity will disqualify you from functioning in your Inheritance. Let us be faithful and let us be diligent to do all that we must do to Receive our Inheritance.