Inherit the Kingdom

I believe we forfeit much of our ability to live a victorious Christian life when we fail to remember the glorious future that awaits us as God's men. The stresses and trials that we face in the present can certainly make it difficult to look beyond today. Yet Matthew 25:34 spells it out pretty clearly: "Come, you who are blessed by my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."

Our Heavenly Father's plan from day one was for us to live with him forever in the presence of his glory. His Kingdom awaits; a place of unmatched beauty and splendor, a place where every desire of our heart will be fulfilled, a place where pain and suffering are non-existent (Revelation 21:1-4). The time we have left on earth, compared to eternity, makes the reality of the Kingdom rather imminent.

It is God's desire to give us the Kingdom (Luke 12:32) as our inheritance because we are his children. Jesus Christ called out to God as "Abba Father" (Mark 14:36) and because he paid our sin debt, we who claim him as Savior have been adopted as sons into God's family (Romans 8:15). As members of the Kingdom, we will shine brightly (Matthew 13:43), we will enjoy complete and unbroken fellowship with Him and we will praise the King of Kings and Lord of Lords forever.

The knowledge of our inheritance gives us the power to live victoriously right here, right now. We can boldly approach God to meet our needs (Hebrews 4:16); knowing he will never leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5), knowing that he will strengthen us and help us (Isaiah 41:10) and knowing that we are more than conquerors through him who loves us (Romans 8:37).