DN Sharing in an Eternal Inheritance 2/29/2008
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- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:02:38 -0500
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DRAWING NEAR
February 29
Sharing in an Eternal Inheritance
The Father "has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the
saints in light" (Col. 1:12).
You are the recipient of a very special inheritance.
Perhaps you've had the disappointing and annoying experience of
receiving in the mail an envelope that identifies you as the winner
of a large sum of money or some other fantastic prize, only to open
it and discover you hadn't won anything at all. It was simply a ploy
to get you to enter a contest or purchase a product.
In a world filled with deception and unfulfilled expectations, it's
wonderful to know that God's truthfulness and integrity never waver.
Not only has He promised you an eternal inheritance, but He also has
qualified you to share in it.
The Greek word translated "qualified" in Colossians 1:12 means "to
make sufficient," or "authorize." "Share" speaks of receiving an
allotted portion. The idea is that God has authorized you to receive
a portion of the blessings that belong to all who love Him.
In Ephesians 1 Paul says that your inheritance consists of every
spiritual blessing in heaven (v. 3). It is a glorious inheritance of
which the Holy Spirit Himself is the pledge (vv. 14, 18). In
Colossians 3:24 Paul calls it an inheritance from the Lord.
In Colossians 1:12 he further describes it as an inheritance "in
light," which refers to its overall character or quality. In the New
Testament, "light" is often used metaphorically of truth and purity.
First John 1:6 says, "God is light, and in Him there is no darkness
at all." Believers are those who walk in the light (v. 7). So an
inheritance in light is a godly, true, and pure inheritance--one that
is reserved in heaven, where dwells He who is the Light (1 Pet. 1:4;
Rev. 21:23).
Your eternal inheritance is no empty promise. God has secured it by
delivering you from the domain of darkness, and transferring you to
the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom you have redemption, the
forgiveness of sin (Col. 1:13-14). Rejoice in God's grace and live
today as a child of light!
Suggestions for Prayer:
Thank God for the grace of salvation and the glory of your
inheritance. Ask Him to use you today as a light to those who walk
in darkness.
For Further Study:
Using Ephesians 5:6-16 as your guide, contrast the characteristics of
darkness and light.
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1 Peter 1:4 (NKJV)
to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade
away, reserved in heaven for you
Revelation 21:23
The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for
the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.
Colossians 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us
into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of
sins.
Ephesians 5:6-16
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these
things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
Walk as children of light
9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness,
and truth),
10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but
rather expose them.
12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done
by them in secret.
13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light,
for whatever makes manifest is light.
14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light."
15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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