252. Partakers of the Inheritance
Colossians 1:12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.
God made us fit to partake of the inheritance of the saints in light. He made us holy; He made us saints. Thus the promise: we will partake of the inheritance. This is the inheritance first promised to Abraham and his descendants. Jesus announced the inheritance and gave it to those “children of Abraham” who believe in Jesus. This is Jesus’ inheritance, and He shares it with us: we partake. God Himself shares His Life. In Him we have obtained an inheritance; we are the heirs of a rich man.
We, the saints, are God’s inheritance. God inherits us; we tried to take God’s gifts and inheritance ahead of time, spend it on ourselves, and prodigally run off to a far country (the world). But the amazing grace of the Father welcomes us back with open arms and hugs. Thanks to the work of the Son, the Father has His inheritance back again. In Ephesians (1:18) Paul prays that the Spirit will enlighten our eyes to know “the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.” The saintsare God’s inheritance. Jesus bought us back and turns us over to the Father. And it is getting close to the time for a huge party, the time for the saints and God to enjoy each other in a glorious reunion (we are lost and found).
Peter (1 Peter 1:4) says that Christ caused us to be born again “to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading kept in heaven for you.” Inheritance is one of Christ’s precious and very great promises; and through the promises you have become partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). This inheritance promise is a big deal: we become like God, not in His omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience, but in His self-giving love, grace, kindness and mercy. We have God’s Life. Wow!