Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 37:29
29 The righteous [tsaddiyq] shall
inherit [yarash] the land ['erets], and dwell [shakan] therein
for ever [`ad]. KJV-Interlinear
29 The righteous shall inherit the land and
dwell upon it forever. ESV
In the traditional
sense, an heir is a family member who legally receives ownership of property
transferred to him from a deceased parent. There are instances when a parent
will transfer ownership of property to his children before he dies. Both
scenarios are legitimate inheritance functions.
To be an heir, one
has to be a family member. And the word righteous, identifies family of God.
Anyone who
believes in Christ, becomes a member of Gods family, and therefore becomes a
legitimate heir.
Also in the
traditional sense, the firstborn, which is typically the first born son,
received a double portion of the inheritance. And using that concept, there
will be differences in the degree of inheritance that various believers will
receive.
Spiritual growth,
is the determining factor as to the nature and degree of one’s inheritance.
In Christ, there
is neither male nor female recognition. We are all family of Christ. However,
not everyone pursues their spiritual life, and therefore, not everyone advances
to spiritual maturity.
It is one’s own
decision to pursue spiritual growth or not pursue spiritual growth, that determines
how far a person will grow up spiritually. That should be obvious.
But suffice to
say, we have a verse that states that God has set forth a plan, whereby all
believers in Christ, which means all Christians, will be heirs for all
eternity. That means all people who refuse to believe in Christ, will not be
heirs. They are not family of God.
If you have been
following along in our current studies in Psalms, Romans, and Isaiah, then you
know, or should know that the Psalms study describes the tremendous blessings
that come from God, to those who belong to God. The Romans study describes the legitimate
terms of salvation. And the Isaiah study describes how history is going to
unfold.
To ignore the
study of the Bible, would be the fool’s biggest error, because history is going
to unfold in a certain fashion, and destiny has already been established. One
has only to listen and learn, in order to become a part of the most phenomenal
life and future in existence.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
