Giving thanks unto the Father, Which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. Colossians 1:12
It takes more than a few words to describe our salvation. Even to describe one of the many aspects of our salvation could take us all day and night. Take the aspect of the inheritance into which we have been brought. Our text mentions this inheritance. But it is not the only place where the Scriptures tell us about it. Consider the words of Peter: ‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in Heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time’ (1 Peter 1:3-5). That is a wonderful inheritance. And our text today tells us that we are to be partakers of it. We will be sharing that great inheritance.
One of the things that we will share is the glory of Christ. And that is what the Lord Jesus desires, as we recall His words in His prayer of John 17: ‘Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory’ (verse 24). We cannot imagine the glory that the Lord Jesus was speaking about. But it is part of our inheritance.
So is sharing the image of the Son. This began when we first trusted Christ, and received the capability of pleasing God. The Holy Spirit began the process of moulding us into the image of the Lord Jesus. This process continues throughout our life of testimony. And when our earthly race ends, we enter into Glory, where the transformation into the image of our Lord is complete. This transformation is a precious portion of our inheritance.
Another thing we share as our inheritance is a place in the great Assembly of the saints. Our salvation places us as part of that great edifice that includes every believer. When completed, this vast building is glorious in its representation of the sharing of our inheritance. When we consider the glorious singing we experience in our conference meetings, we grasp a bit of the wonder of the countless multitude of the redeemed lifting up our voices in praise and adoration when we are all assembled in the Glory. That is our inheritance.
Our text instructs us to give thanks for being brought into the capability to obtain our great inheritance. How can we not give thanks for this? – Jim MacIntosh