1 Peter 1:4
4 To [eis] an inheritance [kleronomia] incorruptible [aphthartos],
and [kai] undefiled [amiantos], and [kai] that fadeth not
away [amarantos], reserved [tereo] in [en] heaven [ouranos] for [eis] you [humas], KJV-Interlinear
4 to obtain an inheritance which
is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for
you, NASB
The Bible is not
short on verses related to our eternal inheritance Matt. 19:29; 25:34; Mark
10:17; Heb. 6:12; Rev. 21:7; Eph. 1:11; 5:5; Col. 1:12; 3:24; Rom. 8:17; Gal.
3:29.
Everyone has a
destiny.Unbelievers have a destiny with
the Lake of Fire. Believers have a
destiny with God in heaven.
But believers have more
than just a new home, they (we) have an inheritance. And an inheritance is something that we will
own, possess, and have all to ourselves, forever, and ever.
Today in this world,
you can own something and then have it taken away for debts, for taxes, for
just about anything.But in heaven, your
inheritance will be yours permanently and forever.
There won t be any
government trying to take what you have.
There won t be politicians trying to redistribute what you have, to others. There won t be any bureaucrats trying to
finagle loan rules for those who can t afford a loan, looking the other way
when the rules are disregarded, taking perks from the loan institutions, and
then blaming all of the trouble on the natural forces of the market, as well
as blaming everyone else.And then
trying to fix it all by engineering the greatest government giveaway in history,
all the while wanting to create huge bureaucracies, and run it all.
I presume that you have
been watching the news lately, and that you can see through the huge power grab
attempts being made by several extremely liberal politicians, at our expense. To create a problem, ignore the problem, and
then blame it all on others, while trying to fix everything in such a way as to
increase their powers and authorities, is the quintessence of power lust. Such people are an extreme danger to us all.
But anyway, we live
in this world for a very short time.We
study our doctrine and we get by as best we can, with God help, all the while
evil tries to destroy everything around us, in its pursuit of power and
authority.
But one day we will
go to heaven, and there all of the shenanigans of this world will cease to
exist.
There is but one
reason that we will enjoy this inheritance, and that reason is because of Christ
and the Cross, which He endured in our behalf.
Our heavenly
inheritance will be ours, and ours alone.
It will be a possession that is permanent, unlike the temporary possessions
we have in this world.And, our
inheritance will never be taken away from us, by anyone.
So, if you have long
wanted a vast estate, and a dynasty of your very own, then doctrine is your
path to such a noble (undefiled) and certain goal.
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