God Has Made You Also An Heir

What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world. But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.

Galatians 4:1-7

If you’re a child of God you already know what it feels like to be wanted, because it has happened to you. We couldn’t complain if God had merely loved us enough to send His Son that we might “not perish but have eternal life.” But that is not enough for God. “He” sent his Son…to redeem” us, not as an end in itself, but “that we might receive adoption to sonship.”

The apostle Paul refers to us as “sons” because in his day it was common for sons to inherit their father’s wealth. His point is that now everyone who puts their faith in Jesus, whether man or woman, becomes a “son” of God with equal and full rights of inheritance.

God does not merely want to save you. He wants you. He has adopted you into His family, given you His name, and proudly calls you His child. You could not possibly be loved more, or by anyone more important. You aren’t merely blessed by God. You are the child of God. Your Father loves you.

You are more than saved. You are loved.

Our Daily Bread – January 31, 2019