“Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” (Rom. 8:17)

His beneficiaries

The term heirs of God emphasizes our relationship to God the Father. As His children, we have “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade . . . kept in heaven” (1 Peter 1:4). The Greek term translated “heirs” in Rom. 8:17 refers to “those who receive their allotted possession by right of sonship.” In other words, because God has made us His children (see John 1:12), we have full rights to receive His inheritance. We are His beneficiaries (see Matt. 25:34; Gal. 3:29; Col. 1:12; 3:24).

That means

·      You are a treasured possession   

“Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.” (Exo. 19:5 NLT)

·      You will be a holy people to the Lord your God 

“He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the LORD your God, as he promised.” (Deut. 26:19 NIV)

·      You are eternal, like an angel

“And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.” (Luke 20:36 NLT) 

·      You have a crown that will last forever

“Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.” (1 Cor. 9:25 ESV)

·      You were chosen before the creation of the world

“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love” (Eph. 1:4 NIV)