I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'
Acts 26:17-18

We have been considering the blessings of salvation in addition to the obvious one: forgiveness of sin. In this installment let’s think about the inheritance received by the redeemed.

We are heirs of God because the redeemed are children of God. The more heirs there are, the smaller the inheritance each receives because the estate is split more ways. That is not true for the heirs of God, however. Why? Because as Paul states in Romans 8:16-17:

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ…

As joint heirs with Christ, we all receive the same full portion that Jesus receives. This may seem that all (including Jesus) would get smaller shares, but for the fact that the riches of God are infinite. No matter how many times one splits what is infinite, every share is infinite! May our minds not freeze up trying to comprehend that.

God loves every one of His children infinitely and equally to His love for Jesus. Add that to the blessing of forgiveness!