Your Inheritance Through The Word
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 (Acts 20:32).
The concluding part of the verse above says
the Word is able to “give you” an inheritance
among them that are sanctified. The Spirit of God,
through the Apostle Paul, wrote this to the Church.
Why would He say this to Christians who already have
an inheritance in Christ Jesus?
The reason is clear. First, understand that He
wasn’t talking about the ownership of the inheritance,
but the inheritance being delivered into your hands.
Yes, legally, all things are yours in Christ Jesus, but
there’re rebel holders of authority—Satan and his
cohorts—who often try to sway God’s people from
enjoying their inheritance. Now, Paul, by the Spirit,
declares that the Word of God is able to literally deliver
your inheritance into your hands, to enjoy, irrespective
of the activities of the adversary.
This spells absolute joy, fulfilment and glory for
us in Christ Jesus! It simply means your prosperity
and blessings aren’t dependent on whether or not
your parents or forebears bequeathed any inheritance
to you! In Christ, you have obtained an inheritance:
“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made
us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the
saints in light” (Colossians 1:12). Peter describes that
inheritance as incorruptible, untainted, unsullied, and
eternal (1 Peter 1:4).
Something beautiful to also note is that the Spirit
didn’t say the Word will apportion an inheritance
to you, but that it’ll “deliver” the inheritance to you.
In other words, as you meditate on the Word, the
blessings thereof become evident in your life! No
wonder the Bible says, “Meditate upon these things;
give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may
appear to all” (1 Timothy 4:15). Hallelujah!
Confession
The glory in the Word and the righteousness thereof are
manifest and evident in my life.
My faith is alive and producing results as I put the Word to work.
The Word of God in my mouth causes circumstances to align with
God’s perfect will for me, delivering to me every blessing
that’s ordained for me in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
2 Timothy 2:15; 1 Timothy 4:15; 1 Timothy 6:12
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 11:1-26
Numbers 16-17
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 20:17-23
Exodus 14