Devotion / Eternal Heirs

Living royally

Would you have liked to grow up in a royal family?

Certainly that question invites some interesting thoughts. Royal families have been around for countless years. We even know they played an important role in the history of God’s people. We read in the Bible about kings and queens, princes and princesses, wives and concubines.

Today some titles may be different such as baron, duke, archduke, duchess, earl, etc., but they are all part of the royal family. In our present day, there are 26 royal families that reign over 43 countries. Our close ties with Great Britain causes many Americans to have an interest in that royal family.

Being part of a royal family likely means you live a comfortable life of wealth and luxury. You might live on a manor or even in a palace. There would be people serving you to clean, cook, and chauffer you wherever you want to go. Some might say that living in a royal family is the best that life can offer.

Family ties

Do you know that you are already part of a royal family?

The Bible says that we are God’s children through adoption. The Bible tells us in John 1:12: “To those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” That means we are now his legally adopted children and as such, members of God’s family. Through faith instilled in us by the Holy Spirit, we acknowledge Christ’s death and resurrection, and as such are now bona fide members of his family. God is now our Father and we are his royal children.

But that’s not all.

It is common knowledge that royal lines continue their reign from generation to generation. As one generation gives way to the next, so the kingdom is passed down. And so it is with God’s family. As his children and heirs, we will one day inherit God’s kingdom.

In Matthew 25:34 Jesus tells us he will say to us on Judgment Day, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.” What a wonderful blessing we will enjoy!

By Reynold R. Kremer