"But if you [are] of Christ, then of the Abraham’s seed you [all] are, according to promise - heirs.’
-Abraham’s seed. The man of faith, the man of promise, the one to whom God gave the promise, who believed God, and was made totally right in God’s eyes through his faith. This promisee is now our great great great great grandfather, and we are his heirs - thru faith.
-Heirs. This word meant a whole lot more to the ancients. It was about oikos, about clan. It was about livelihood. The promise to Abraham was about land, a wondrous, fertile land. And it was about becoming a great family, a clan of clans, one whose influence would extend to every other family on plant earth. A tremendous promise this, a monumental legacy. We become heirs, we are actually brought in as members of this great family when we choose to trust in Jesus. And to be sure, this family’s greatest possession was not the land God gave them, but rather the promise. The promise of blessing. The promise of being declared right with Him through faith.
-Inheritance for moderns is mostly about the death of the dad, and is typically held in trust until a child turns 21. But in the ancient world, inheritance was about birth. or adoption. Either way, one became joint-possessor of the family inheritance simply by being a member of the family. Thus it holds true, the inheritance of Abraham is available to us today, to anyone regardless of race or gender or station in life. all we enter in to the joy of the promise, the ineffable blessings of being totally right in God’s eyes, simply by belonging to Christ. No more work - He did it all. We can sit back today and relax, sip our sweet tea and enjoy our sweet inheritance, knowing that in God's eyes we've done everything right. Thru faith. Ahhhhh...
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