Child of God, Mission and Inheritance
“…in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit (Ephesians 2:21-22 NASB).”
“…but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love (Ephesians 4:15-17 NASB).”
“The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me (John 17:22-23 NASB).”
Mission - an operational task, usually assigned by a higher headquarters; an operation designed to carry out the goals of a specific program
Inheritance - To take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir; to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of hereditary factors; to succeed (a person) as heir; to receive as one's portion; come into possession of. To take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it; to receive qualities, powers, duties, etc., as by inheritance (followed by from); to have succession as heir (Dictionary.com).
We are children of God: God grafts us into His holy family, making us sons and co-inheritors with Christ. We are on a mission: as new creations we follow Christ in death, resurrection and ascension to heavenly life. He reconciles and mediates for us and through Him we become ministers of reconciliation to others. God qualifies us as we hear His word and obey, then we gain His perspective and keep our innate moral intuition clear of foolish reasoning. We cast every concern on God until we are left with pure abundant and unhindered life; we cast down sin, worldly desires and pharisaical leaven that lead to death. We strengthen ourselves by adding excellence, knowledge and self control to our faith, then God builds on that momentum through personal ministry and refinement until we effectively reflect His image in godliness. Then we use our strength in faith and our devine inner deposit to boldly minister to others through brotherly kindness, truth and love. We aim toward sharing in divine inheritance: after the newly redeemed choose to have trust in Christ, by God's grace in discipleship we connect our strengths to their weaknesses and encourage them to cast their cares to God and allow Him to minister to them and bring renewed life to the journey that adds to their faith. Once strengthened in character and belief we connect our strengths to their strengths and begin to build the corporate identity in Christ. Bearing God’s image and Love, cultivating His kingdom to advance His glory on earth and dwelling with Him eternally was always the creation plan and by means of reconciliation through Christ it is still the plan. We are children of God, on a mission and His inheritance is at hand.
Prayers: We surrender our child to You and Your will, and thank You for Your help and blessings. We know Your creation plan and promise. Our goals are to portray Your glory, discuss Your sovereignty firmly and frequently and express the importance of seeking first Your kingdom and righteousness to see them advance in and from our lives. We add to our faith excellence, knowledge and self control to be like You and show Your true glory, kindness and love. Your grace to us through our faith is amazing and complete, but we never want to let our faith make excuses for lack of excellence, ignorance, poor self control or any misrepresentation of You. We submit ourselves to Your ministry and mission and ask that our child be inspired by us or by other strong believers to do the same.
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