GOD’S WORD FOR  MARCH 23

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

AN INDESCRIBABLE INHERITANCE

Revelation 21:7

“He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.”

D.L. MOODY

I used to have my Sabbath-school children sing, “I want to be an angel;” but I have not done so for years.  We shall be above angels:  we  shall be sons of God.  Just see what a kingdom we shall come into.  We shall inherit all things!  Do you ask me how much I am worth?  I don’t know.  The Rothschilds cannot computer their wealth.  They don’t know how many millions they own.  That is my condition – I haven’t the slightest idea how much I am worth.  God has no poor children.  If we overcome, we shall inherit all things!

ERWIN LUTZER

God welcomes us into His family as a son or daughter with all the associated rights and privileges.  Though we can begin to enjoy our inheritance right away on Earth, the eventual, ultimate enjoyment will be heaven.  Whether you have been saved for forty years or are a brand-new Christian, our status as a son or daughter before God is the same.  Your spiritual condition might be that of a baby, but your position is that of an adopted son or daughter of God if you are saved.

When it comes to the matter of adoption and becoming a child of God, the entire Trinity is  involved.  We are welcomed by our Father, assured of our security by the Spirit, and given an inheritance shared with us by the Son (Ephesians 1:3-14). There is nothing that belongs to Jesus which He doesn’t share with us as joint-heirs (Romans 8:17).   We will be trophies of God’s grace forever.  Yes, we shall inherit all things!

PRAYER

Lord, thank You for Your indescribable grace in declaring me to be a child of the Most High.

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Revelation 21:23

    “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.”

1 Corinthians 2:9

    “However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived—the things God has prepared for those who love him.’”

Matthew 5:14

    “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”

2 Peter 1:11

    “And you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Revelation 22:5

    “There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign forever and ever.”

Luke 15:10

    “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Psalm 126:5-6

    “Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.”

Revelation 7:17

    “For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Isaiah 51:11

    “Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

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