Imagine that a rather official-looking registered letter is delivered to you by the postal carrier. Upon opening it, you discover that the letter is from an attorney in a faraway city, informing you that a distant relative has died and left you a substantial inheritance. This inheritance will allow you to retire, live very comfortably for the rest of your life, and provide a secure financial future for your children. Upon receiving such a letter, most people would immediately drop whatever they were doing, catch the earliest flight, and head directly to the attorney’s office to claim their inheritance!If that entire process sounds wonderful to you, then I have some very good news. A relative of yours has died, and in His last will and testament, He has left you a fabulous inheritance. In fact, He has left you an entire kingdom! That relative’s name is Jesus, and in His will (which we call the New Testament), He has set forth the riches that are yours—if you will take the time and effort to receive and claim them.
The New Testament reveals to you and me the tremendous inheritance that has been made available to us through the death of Jesus on our behalf. It announces that we are heirs of a kingdom. Unfortunately, many Christians have never discovered what their real inheritance is or how to take possession of it. They are like the individual who receives notice that they are the heir to a tremendous fortune, but never takes any steps to find out what the inheritance is or how to claim it.
—Derek Prince, Receiving God’s Promises
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