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3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time

INCORRUPTIBLE INHERITANCE

Have you ever received an inheritance?

It usually comes in the form of money or some gift, but these inheritances are subject to rust and decay, they fade away, you use money once and it is gone.

The inheritance we receive is God’s gift, it is grace and mercy combined, we do not deserve it, we should not expect it, but still God gives it to us.

He through his great mercy has caused us to be born again, literally to be made alive or to be reborn Ephesians 2:1-8.

This living hope is based on facts, it is based on the death and resurrection of Christ, it is not based on myths or legends, it is built on the solid ground of the finished work of Christ and what God’s word says. We can have confidence for the future based on God’s sure word.

We have an inheritance and this is called Salvation, we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ Romans 8:16-17, all that heaven is, will be ours, to see and have fellowship with the Father and the Son, worshipping them for evermore, this is our inheritance.

During our life here on earth, we get a little taster of this, but the full payment, will be in eternity.

We are kept for the last time by the power of God, but again we have to exercise our faith. We are kept by God’s power as a soldier guards a fortress.

So, we rejoice because one day the inheritance gained by Jesus for us, will be fully realised.

What a glorious day that will be.

YOU CAN COUNT ON IT!

God bless you

kk