HEIRS
OF GOD
Galatians
4:1-7
Devotional:- “Therefore
you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through
Christ” (V.
7) NKJV
A
slave is different from a son. A son bears the name of his father and has
access to the father and all that he has. But it is not so with the slave. You
hardly see the son of a great man suffering except he is not a legal son or
disobedient to his father. The truth is that you are not to suffer as a Son of
God. It is not your portion to be sick, fail, or be sorrowful. It is so in the
life of many children of God because, though they are heirs of God, they refuse
to grow to be sons. This is not gender-based but maturity-based.
The
scripture we read today says the heir is not different from a slave as long as
he is a child (Galatians 4:3-4). Though he owns all things, he is under the
control of others. At such a time, even the slave could determine and control
his life. That is why many Christians today are not in control of many good
things in life.
Friend,
the scripture is the book of truth. The truth refers to you as the heir of God.
But you have to grow to maturity and become a son from a child. That is when
you will be bold to take your place in Christ. What makes you grow in Christ is
your fellowship with God through His word. That is, daily taking the word of
God as food (Luke 4:7). Your fellowship with God in prayers, your fellowship
with the church (Hebrew 10:25), and your obedience to God’s instructions are
important. Let your fellowship with God be with meditation.
If
you remain a child in God, it is a trick of the enemy to deprive you of your
heritage in Christ. Don’t be a distant child from God; you will be suffering
like the world (Psalms 82:5-8). Stop behaving like a bastard. Grow up in
Christ, and your heritage shall fall into your hands. Wake up!
PRAYER:
LORD, HELP ME TO ALWAYS FELLOWSHIP MEDITATIVELY WITH YOU TO GROW UP.
“YOUR
GROWTH IN THE LORD DETERMINES YOUR STRENGTH FOR EXPLOITS ON THE EARTH.”
