*WISDOM FOR TODAY.*
*WHAT WILL YOU INHERIT?*
*Scripture Treasure.*
John 1:13: *Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.*
*Insight and Highlight.*
You can not inherit being born again.
*Scripture Commentaries.*
We have an inheritance in Christ Jesus as children of God.
A child of God is saved. He/she is referred to as a born-again Christian.
Another word for a born-again Christian is that he/she is born of God.
He/she falls under the commendation of Paul for an inheritance as sanctified (that is, a child of God, set aside for God).
Paul says in Acts 20:32 that he commends the brethren to God, who is
*......able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.*
Paul's word refers to those who are sanctified.
Salvation and the principles of sanctification, consecration, etc, are individualistic in nature.
Each of us will be accountable to God regarding salvation.
Jesus says you must be born again, John 3:3, referring to the individual in general.
This tells us that none of us could pass down salvation as an inheritance bequeathed to his/her son, daughter, or next of kin.
John tells us that by natural birth, biological parents could decide to have a child, two or more.
However, when we are born of God, we are born of God, no more *".....of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.* (John 1:13).
A born-again has the cleansing blood. He/she is governed by Christ and a servant of righteousness (Rom 6:18).
What will you inherit?
The child of God will inherit eternity when he/she dies in Christ.
*Remorse corner.*
The decision is yours to be a child of God. You can not obtain salvation on behalf of anyone, and neither can you pass it on to anyone.
*Call to Word action.*
*Each of us* will stand before God. None of us will stand on behalf of anyone
2 Cor 5:10 *For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.*
*The Christian clarion duty.*
Be born of God.
God has not annuled the parent-child relationship. He is only saying our parents are limited. Through them, we came to life, but they can not guarantee us life here or eternally. Only Christ can!
*Prayer.*
Lord, let me have an inheritance in You in Jesus name.
Good morning, all, and be blessed as you come into His presence today.
God bless you.