 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. ~Galatians 3:29Christians today are now heirs to God's promise to Abraham because we belong to Jesus Christ. Just as Abraham believed God and his faith was counted as righteousness (Genesis 15:6), so are all today who believe in God’s Son justified apart from the Law. In this way, Abraham is the “father” of all who believe (Romans 4:11-17). Just contemplate that for a second. Romans 8:17 says that you are an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus. Because of the promises made to Abraham, you and I are beneficiaries of what God has done for us through sending His Son, Jesus Christ, into this world.
God told Abraham in Genesis 12 that he would be the father of many nations and a blessing to many. You were part of that promise. The blessing of Abraham is the gracious heavenly gift that Abraham received as part of God’s plan to create a new nation on earth. May God and our Father show each of us today what it means to be an heir in His amazing kingdom. We are heirs of God and co-heirs with our Elder Brother, Jesus Christ. Being part of the eternal family of the living God is the highest calling and the greatest destiny. Galatians 4:7 says, "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ." Prayer Thank You, Father, for making me one of Your beloved heirs in Christ. Please help me see into the eternal part of Your heart so I can better understand what it means to be an heir to all your promises. May all of my other roles and identities in life give way to the eternal identity I will have as Your beloved child and co-heir with Jesus in Your everlasting kingdom. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
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 . . . God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. ~Galatians 4:6The Spirit of the Son inside us is always calling out, "Abba Father!" In New Testament times, little kids would call their dads "Abba," which is an Aramaic word for "father." It would be like saying "dad" or "papa" in English. Our spiritual man is always crying out "Papa" to God, whether we know it or not, because we have the Spirit of the Son within us.
Our Heavenly Father is pleased when we call out "Abba!" to Him. This is why God gave us the Spirit of His Son: so that He could be a Father to us (2 Corinthians 6:18). Today, my prayer is that we all hear the cry that comes from deep within our hearts as we join with the Spirit of the Son that lives in us and calls out, "Abba Father!" Prayer: Thank you, Father, for sending your Son's Spirit into my heart, which always cries out... "Father! Abba!" Help me to be aware of this Abba cry today, which is ringing in my heart all the time. I pray in Jesus' name, Amen ". . . that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." ~John 3:16 John 3:16 is one of the most quoted and loved Bible verses in the New Testament. Many people have come to Christ because evangelists have used this verse over the years. This well-loved verse is, and always will be, based on the love of the Father. For God (the Father) loved the world so much . . .
Our Heavenly Father loved us so much that He gave up His most valuable possession: the life of His Son. This way, we could have eternal life with Jesus. What a wonderful promise! He sacrificed everything He cherished to earn our love because of His immense love for us. Let's never forget how amazing it is that God loves us so much, as it says in John 3:16. Let's keep celebrating that love every day. Thank you, Father, for sending your only Son to the world to buy our spiritual freedom because you love us so much. Prayer: Thank you, Father, for loving me so much that You sent Your only Son two thousand years ago to save me. Help me make Jesus' enormous sacrifice for the whole world personal to me so that I can know in my heart that He died for me and now I must live for Him. I can't find the words to say how thankful I am for the giant price You were willing to pay to save me and give me eternal life through my union with Your beloved Son. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen. . . . made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: . . Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son. ~Colossians 1:12-13 The power of darkness once held each of us captive, but the power of Christ set us free and brought us into His kingdom. For everyone who has said "yes" to Jesus, our old life is in the past, and our new life in Christ is now. It doesn't matter how we feel about it.
May the Holy Spirit show us today that we have already been moved into the kingdom of our Elder Brother Jesus Christ. Because we are royal in Christ, the power of darkness no longer has a hold on us. In Christ's kingdom, the last will be first, the weak will be strong, and the poor will inherit our Father's wealth. I hope that every Christian will pray the same thing that Paul did in Ephesians: that God and our Father would provide us the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that we can know Him better. May our hearts' eyes be opened so we can see the hope of His calling and the wonderful inheritance we have in the saints! Prayer: Thank you, Father, for bringing me out of darkness and into the kingdom of your Son. Please help me fully understand the incredible freedom I have in Christ so that I can live as a child of Light even in the dark world around me. Please open my heart's eyes fully today so I can understand the hope of my calling and the wonderful inheritance I have with all the saints. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen. . . He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, . . Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself . . ~Ephesians 1:4-5 The Father was pleased to choose us before the world began. He saw the day when we would say yes to the free gift of His Son's life for ours and join His wonderful family. He saw us before He even spoke the world into being!
Our adoption is different from any other human adoption because God has given us His own Spirit as a down payment on our inheritance. We are not just servants in His house; we are His real children, joint heirs with our Elder Brother Jesus, and we are seated in Christ in heavenly places. What a wonderful promise! God's plan for us to be part of His family is the basis for every other promise and rule. Ephesians 1:4 says that we are holy and without blame before Him in love because of what Jesus Christ did for us. Because of what Jesus did for us, we will always be God's children! 1 John 3:1 says it so well, "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God . . ." Prayer: Thank you, Father, for loving me and for choosing me before the world was made. Please help me believe that I am one of your beloved heirs and that I really do belong to you. I want to be sure of the eternal inheritance Jesus gave me long before you made the world, because I live under the waterfall of your great love and blessing today. In Jesus' name, Amen |
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