What Does it Mean to be an "Heir of Grace"?

           Everyone has sinned. Everyone has fallen short of the glory of God. Everyone has missed the mark. This shouldn’t be shocking to you. We only have to look around, or turn on the news to see that something is wrong in this world. Ever since the fall of man, when sin entered the world, we have been faced with two choices; to follow God, or to follow our own sinful desires. Despite all of this, God still desires to be with us. It’s a crazy revelation that we sometimes can’t wrap our minds around. It is nonetheless true. God enjoys you. He loves you. Even when you ignore God, and turn away from Him, He still wants to be with you and pour His blessings out on you.

            Imagine this- you’re a criminal. You’ve murdered and stolen and lied. They drag you into court in chains and you listen to the accuser listing off all your trespasses. You’re sentenced to eternal death. Before anyone can lay a finger on you, the Man you’ve wronged walks in. He declares that He will take your place and take on the full wrath of the Judge because He loves you. Even though you’re a criminal who has spat in His face more times than you could count, He wants to be with you. So they take Him, a blameless innocent, and kill Him for your crimes. But He won’t stay in the grave. Spoiler: He defeats death. He rises again in glory! And here’s the best part: if we accept His free gift of grace and mercy, we can not only be with Him forever, but we actually get to inherit the kingdom of God. The Father makes us co-heirs with Christ. Now that we’ve accepted His grace, we are adopted into the family of God. We become heirs to everything God has in store for us. No longer are we bound to sin. Instead, we’re sons and daughters of the King of Kings. That’s what it means to be co-heirs with Christ.

 

                                                                Anonymous