Victory Can Be Yours!
Article #14 – Your inheritance
There
is a bumper sticker seen occasionally that reads, “A Christian is not perfect,
just forgiven”. This is a great
statement, but one which should not be used to cover up a sinful way of life. We know that we cannot become perfect in this
world. The Apostle Paul, in his epistle
to the Philippians stated that he had not obtained perfection but, he would
press on toward it, forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what
lies ahead. (Phil. 3: 12-16) We will not
reach perfection in this life but, we are instructed to keep striving toward it
so that each day we may come closer than the day before. This requires Bible study, fellowship,
prayer, and a desire to become better than before.
Forgiven
might well be the most important word in the Bible. We are born in sin and separated from God, but
Christ died on the cross that our sin might be forgiven. Without forgiveness from God, there is only eternal
condemnation. If you do not believe, by
faith, that Jesus Christ is the living Son of God, you are not forgiven and the
penalty of this sin is death. (Rom 6:
23)
In
our world today, young men cannot wait to inherit from his family and, old men
want desperately to leave a large inheritance for his children. Most people spend a lifetime trying to fill
their bag with all they can possess, but end up with an empty one. A young man whose bag was full of material
things was spoken of by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, “… it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for
a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (Matt. 19: 24) Think of all the effort which has been
expended to find material wealth when the unmeasurable, eternal wealth and
glory awaits all, just for the asking.
There is no cost for the ticket to heaven. It is a free gift by the grace of God. “For
by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Eph. 2: 8, 9) If you believe that Jesus is the Son of God
and He came to save the world from sin, then God will forgive you of your sin
and the gift of eternal life will be yours.
You will be a fellow heir with Christ to the Kingdom of God (Rom. 8:16,
17). The eternal inheritance will be
yours and you can begin to enjoy it right now.
You
can have victory in Jesus! More will
follow.
Lowell Parrish
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