Inheritance Reserved

Jimmy Cox writes: "My great-great-grandfather was a medical doctor, who also owned a large plantation in Virginia .  When his son, Henry, was 16 years old, he told him, 'I'm putting you in charge of supervising my farm employees, so that I will have more time for my medical practice.'  But Henry had other plans – he was going West to seek his fortune.  He went to lots of places and did lots of different kinds of work, but he never achieved the kind of success like that of his father.  When his father died, Henry even refused to accept the large inheritance his father left him.  Many of his descendents said, 'That was a bad decision.'"

"But today, many people make a far worse decision when they REFUSE or NEGLECT 
to "qualify" for an eternal inheritance that has been offered by our heavenly Father."  
How VERY tragic indeed!

WE BELONG TO GOD. . . by right of creation!  God created us in His own image (Genesis 1:26-27).  But all of us, as we grow and mature, separate ourselves from God by sin (Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1-2).  But God sent His Son, Jesus, as a sin offering.  Jesus shed His blood and died so that we might be reconciled to God (2 Cor 5:20).

God wants you to BECOME His child.  He wants to bless you with spiritual blessings that are far greater than anything this world has to offer.  He wants to give you an eternal inheritance "that can never perish, spoil, or fade… [that is] reserved in heaven" for His children (1 Peter 1:4).

To "qualify" for this inheritance, you must BECOME a child of God. . .  

The process of becoming a child of God (and heir) is called a "new birth" 
(John 3:1-5).  Since Jesus shed His blood to redeem us from sin, YOU can be "born" into His family if you will believe in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), repent of your sins (Acts 17:30), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized (immersed) – "BORN of the WATER and the SPIRIT" (John 3:5) – for the forgiveness of sins 
(Acts 2:38).

Once you have been BORN  into His family. . . God wants you to continue to live faithfully to Him in ALL things (Rev 2:10). When we do so, "the Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we ARE CHILDREN of God, and IF children, THEN heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together" (Romans 8:16-17).

So many people have lonely lives searching for riches and pleasures of this world 
while the love of God is unnoticed and an ETERNAL inheritance is unclaimed. . . . 
An inheritance reserved for YOU!

God has made this offer available to YOU through His Son.  Won't YOU accept His offer through your faithful obedience?

God bless you!

David A. Sargent, Minister 

Church of Christ at Creekwood 
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama  36695

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