Better Than Gold
Our divine inheritance is a right resulting from our relationship with God in faith, and it is given to us because of God's promise, not because of anything worthy in ourselves.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes that every Christian should recognize the incredible promises of an eternal inheritance from God, which is not based on personal merit but on our faith and relationship with Him. This divine inheritance is a gift from the One who owns everything, given to those He delights to honor. Tozer reminds us that our status as children of God grants us rights to this inheritance, which is recorded in heaven. He highlights that the blessings prepared for those who love God are beyond human imagination, encouraging believers to trust in God's generous promises.
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Every Christian believer should be aware that our God has given us definite promises of an amazing inheritance to be realized in the eternal! The blessings and riches of our divine inheritance are not riches that will come to us for anything that is worthy or superior in ourselves; but will come because of our relationship in faith to the One who is the fount of every blessing. We must remember that an inheritance has not actually been earned. Such bequests come from One who owns everything and gives to another whom He delights to honor and who can establish his rightful claim.
Inheritance is a right resulting from a relationship.
In this case, the right belongs to the children of God by virtue of the fact that their identification as children of God by faith in the eternal Son of God has been established and is in the heavenly records! The apostle said of us: "Men and women cannot imagine or even dream of all the things which God has prepared for those who love Him!"
Sermon Outline
- Our Divine Inheritance
- The Source of Our Inheritance
- The Nature of Inheritance
- A right resulting from a relationship
- Established by faith in the eternal Son of God
Key Quotes
“Men and women cannot imagine or even dream of all the things which God has prepared for those who love Him!” — A.W. Tozer
“Our inheritance has not actually been earned; such bequests come from One who owns everything and gives to another whom He delights to honor and who can establish his rightful claim.” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- We must remember that our inheritance is not earned, but given to us because of our relationship with God.
- We should strive to deepen our faith relationship with God to receive the full blessings and riches of our inheritance.
- We can trust that God delights to honor those He has chosen, and He will establish our rightful claim to our inheritance.