“In him [Jesus] we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭11‬-‭14‬ 

The Lord has been speaking to my heart about the inheritance He has given us in His Kingdom. A few weeks ago, I read “The Parable of the Two Sons” found in Matthew 21:28-32 (if you have time, go read it!).

The sons were asked to work the ground of their own inheritance, to better their own future! As sons and daughters of God, through Jesus, we have been given an inheritance in the Kingdom of God, and we can choose to work the ground of our own inheritance.

It’s both a future and a present reality! We haven’t reached the full inheritance, but Ephesians 1:14 tells us that the Holy Spirit has been given to us as a “down payment” of our inheritance. How do we “work the ground” of our inheritance? Read the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 5, 6, and 7! Jesus lays out the reality of His Kingdom on earth—a Kingdom that seems upside down to the world. A Kingdom where the least is the greatest, where we turn the other cheek, where we die to ourselves to truly live.

I don’t deserve His mercy or grace, I don’t deserve His love, but still, He chooses to not only love me but to give me a part in His Kingdom. 😭🙌