Act 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and
to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an
inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
The word of HIS
grace- is able to build us up with the intention of giving us an inheritance.
Have you ever
received an inheritance?
Some people have,
others haven't, but no matter whether you have or haven't received an earthly
inheritance we can ALL receive a heavenly inheritance.
Usually to receive
an earthly inheritance someone must die, parents, grandparents, spouses as a rule. To receive our heavenly inheritance our
Savior died and because of His sacrifice He's made His inheritance available to
everyone.
As with some earthly
inheritances there are conditions that must be met. Soandso will receive their
inheritance upon reaching the age 25, or once Soandso has completed college
they will receive their inheritance. There are many various conditions people place
upon the reception of inheritances, some silly, some serious, some easy, some
not quite so easy and yes, sometime people place what appear to be impossible
conditions towards the receiving of an inheritances. Did our Savior place any conditions upon our
being able to gain our inheritance from Him? Yes. I say yes because we are not
guaranteed an inheritance simply by being born, we just aren't though some
would dispute that. The truth of the matter is that we cannot receive our
heavenly inheritance unless--
-- we believe.
And another truth,
there are many who choose not to believe.
Joh_6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is
the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
1Jn_5:13 These things have I written unto you that
believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal
life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
We must comprehend
that we receive the full inheritance upon the return of our Savior to gather us
up to Him. Those who have died
sanctified will rise from their graves upon our Savior's return for them. Those
who are still alive who are sanctified will rise from the earth to meet their
Lord in the air. 1 Thess. 4:16-18
This is truth.
The word of God's
grace is ABLE to build us up and give us an inheritance among us who are
sanctified- made Holy by our Savior.
The word of God is
the word of grace. This one eternal theme central to the entire Bible.
From the beginning
to the end eternal life through the grace of God is what it is ALL about.
Eternal life- is
eternal love, love without end.
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