Emphasis Preaching Journal

One of the more tension-filled scenes in a novel or movie is the reading of the will. Who will get what? There usually are some surprises. Paul uses the language of familial inheritance to describe our relationship with God. The parent, indeed, has something to bequeath to the children. We are made members of God's household through the Spirit and what is God's belongs to us.

This is a staggering thought. Through our association with God, as in the parent-child relationship, we are linked with God's family in a rich web of relationships that extend into every arena of life.