1:11-12 We have an inheritance. In Christ, we have been predestined to obtain an inheritance. All our blessing is found in Jesus and He is everything that we need. God’s plan is being accomplished through Jesus to take people who are sinful yet chosen and to turn them into living examples and testimonies to God’s glory.

1:13-14 We have the Spirit. What is our proof of such a blessing, of such an inheritance? It is the Holy Spirit – the downpayment, the promise, that all of God’s plans not only are true, but also that they will hold and never fail. Everyone who hears of Jesus and responds to Him in genuine belief has the promised Holy Spirit.

The Point: When we realize, embrace, and rehearse the fact that all our blessings are in and by Jesus (and only found in Jesus!), then we respond with the praise that God deserves and that we were made to give. God is glorified in us as we take joy in Him.

Prayer: Father, transform our thinking and our desires so that we would realize the amazing inheritance that we have been given in Christ. Have that eternal blessing drive us toward faithful praise and worship in this life so that all around us would see – and by grace, respond to – your glory.

Application: Keep your eyes fixed upon your Savior: keep praising Him, trusting Him, and waiting for your inheritance in Him. Jesus is where all our blessing and purpose are found.

Here is how I will apply these truths: ___________________

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