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An
Inheritance
Awaits!
An
old legend tells of an old lonely man who, one cold
dark night, wandered along the
Rhine River. Thinly dressed and half-starved, he noticed a huge
mansion brightly lit.
As he came nearer, he could see
the warm fire burning in the fireplace, the table
laden with food, and he could hear the music as it
floated out on the breezes of the night. Driven by
hunger and cold, he knocked upon the door to beg for
shelter for the night. An old servant answered the
door and through the weathered face recognized the
long lost heir to the mansion and estate. Here was a
man wandering without any idea that he would be
warmed, filled with food, and comfortable because he
suddenly became quite wealthy. *
Similarly,
many wander through life not realizing that each of us
can
become an heir to an ETERNAL inheritance that is more
valuable than anything on earth!
Unfortunately,
due to our sin we are unfit and unqualified
to receive the inheritance.
In fact, our sin condemns us to eternal
destruction (Matthew 7:13-14).
But
God loves us so much that He gave His only Son to die
on the cross for our sins so that we might have
forgiveness of our sins (Colossians 1:14) and be made
“heirs having the hope of eternal life” (Titus
3:7).
The
Apostle Peter wrote about this inheritance that awaits
Christians:
“Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who according to His abundant mercy
has begotten
us again to a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead,
to an
inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does
not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.”
1 Peter 1:3-4
YOU
can become a child of God and a co-heir with Christ (Romans
8:16-17), if you will place your faith
and trust
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from sin in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess
Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be born again
in baptism
(immersion) for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38;
cf. John 3:3-5). Then,
if you will follow Him faithfully (Revelation 2:10),
one day you will receive the inheritance that He longs
to give to you.
Because
of Jesus, YOU can become
a heir to an ETERNAL inheritance “that can never
perish, spoil or fade.”
God has something wonderful for
you
–IF-
you will only accept it on His terms.
Won’t
YOU?
David
A. Sargent, Minister
Church
of Christ at Creekwood
1901
Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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Gene Cloer, BibleCourses.com
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