April 8th, 2018

Partakers of the His Inheritance

“…giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.  He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.” Col. 1:12-14

This is a list of important statements of truth that every believer is to receive, believe, accept, and let bloom in our lives!    We have been qualified by God to partake in the inheritance He has provided.  Among the treasures of our Father’s inheritance are:

•  He has qualified us;
• (Eph. 1:11)
• He has delivered us;
• (Eph 6:12)
• He has transferred us;
• (1 Peter 2:9)
• He has redeemed us; and,
• (Eph. 1:7)
• He has forgiven us. 
• (Rom. 3:24-26)
• (Hebrews 9:11-12)

 Col. 1:21-23 adds another important statement of truth, “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight, if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.”

We have been reconciled, which means to restore what was broken or severed, by God through Jesus Christ.  Jesus is the agent of reconciliation through His death.  By the actions of Jesus Christ, we as His followers are presented as holy, blameless, and above reproach.  That is how God sees us and Jesus presents us.  We are truly blessed!