May 17, 2026  |  Our Spiritual Assets  |  Lesson 10

Eternal Inheritance

Inheritance implies a family relationship, in most cases, and eternal is a permanent, everlasting relationship. This is certainly the case for every Christian. At salvation, every believer becomes a child of God. One of the amazing things is that as children of God we also become heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ. This means that we share in Christ’s inheritance. The Bible declares that it has not even entered into the mind what God has prepared for us. So, the questions are, “What is this inheritance and how do we get it”? (Galatians 3:26; 4:26; Romans 8:17)

In eternity past, when God was designing a plan for your life, He included as part of His plan an inheritance. Yes, God was thinking of you in eternity past and predesigned a magnificent plan for your life on earth (therefore you could not have worked for it, earned it, or deserved it). He has also designed a plan for you for eternity. God’s plans are always a matter of His grace. (Ephesians 1:11)

For believers in Christ, God has become our father, not merely our Creator. This family relationship is entered into by faith in Christ at salvation. Therefore, it is not something for which we have worked, nor is it something that we deserve. In other words, this family relationship is based on the grace of God. Therefore, our inheritance also is based on God’s grace. As our Father, God desires only the best for His children. It is a divine decree from our heavenly Father that we have an inheritance, and His decree must be carried out. (Galatians 4:4–7)

Joint Heirs with Christ

Inheritance implies a family relationship, even in the case of Jesus Christ. As the second Person of the Trinity, Jesus is the Son of God. It is this family relationship that Jesus has with God the Father that guarantees that He will have an inheritance. As a matter of fact, Christ is the inheritor of all things according to Hebrews 1:2. It is this inheritance that believers, as children of God, share with Christ, since they are in union with Him.

Here are some things that we share with Christ:

1. His Eternal Life – John 1:12; Titus 3:7; I John 5:11–12
2. His Righteousness – II Corinthians 5:21
3. His Sonship – Galatians 3:26
4. His Kingdom – II Peter 1:11; Revelation 1:5–6; 5:9–10
5. His Priesthood – I Peter 2:5–9
6. His Election – I Peter 1:2; Ephesians 1:4
7. His Destiny – Ephesians 1:5, 11; Romans 8:17
8. His Sanctification – John 17:19

It is our faith in Christ that qualifies us to become heirs, and it is the substitutionary spiritual death of Christ that secures that inheritance. (Romans 5:8; Hebrews 9:15–16)

Ministry of the Holy Spirit

At salvation, the Holy Spirit permanently indwells the body of every believer, which guarantees an inheritance from God. His indwelling is the “down payment” for our future inheritance. Since we are guaranteed this eternal inheritance by God, it contains and expresses within it the doctrine of eternal security. As our teacher and guide, it is the Holy Spirit Who reveals not only the fact of, but also the nature of this inheritance to each of us. (Ephesians 1:14; Galatians 4:6; I Peter 1:4–5)

The Eternal Aspect

Eternal inheritance means exactly that – it lasts for all eternity. Our inheritance begins at salvation but will not be fully realized until we enter the eternal state. After we are evaluated at the Judgment Seat of Christ, our “escrow blessings” (those kept in our escrow account) will be conveyed to us to enjoy for all eternity. It is the realization of these greater blessings that should be a motivating factor in the life of every believer. This knowledge becomes part of our personal sense of destiny and the hope (full confidence) of a future filled only with peace and happiness.

In God’s grace, He has provided for every believer for the eternal state. For those believers who execute the Christian Way of Life, the rewards will be greater. Nevertheless, all believers will be blessed in eternity, and all believers will enjoy eternal happiness. Personal sins are not going to be an issue when we stand before Jesus Christ to be evaluated, because our sins were dealt with on the Cross. Only what we did or did not do with our Christian Way of Life will be evaluated.

Escrow Blessings

Escrow blessings are grace blessings given to believers both now and in eternity, as a part of God’s predesigned plan. Most of us are familiar with the concept of escrow, as related to real estate. When you purchase a home, for example, monies are set aside in an escrow account to pay certain future bills, such as taxes. This escrow money is yours, even though it is held until such time as it is needed. The mortgage company also assigns an escrow officer to manage your account. Upon the sale of the home, all monies in escrow that are unused are returned to you.

God has set up an escrow account for you. God the Father is the grantor of the escrow, Jesus Christ is the escrow officer, and the Holy Spirit is the conveyor of the escrow. The divine blessings that are in your escrow account are yours forever, whether you access them or not. The way that you access divine escrow is by possessing the capacity to receive them, which is obtained through spiritual growth. Spiritual growth only occurs through consistent study and application of God’s Word. As you grow up spiritually, God is able to convey these blessings from escrow into your life.

Many believers wonder why God is not blessing them more, not realizing that they do not possess the capacity to receive greater blessings. Lack of capacity from lack of study and application of accurate Bible doctrine stalls the conveyance of blessings from escrow.

There are certain blessings that we all receive as believers called logistical grace blessings (food, clothing and shelter). But the escrow blessings that are being held for us are much greater than the logistical blessings that we all receive. These blessings are not always material possessions, but more often are related to spiritual things, such as wisdom, discernment, happiness, and peace of mind. These greater blessings are in direct proportion to the amount of Bible doctrine that we have stored in our soul and are using in our daily life.

Summary

The realization of the fact that we have an eternal inheritance should cause us to have a personal sense of destiny. It is a personal sense of destiny that gives us capacity for life by producing spiritual self-esteem. Spiritual self-esteem means that we have discovered who we are in Christ. Capacity for life replaces the temporary pleasures of Satan’s world system with the eternal happiness of God. (Galatians 6:6–10) Capacity is increased by spending a maximum amount of time in fellowship with God and filled with the Holy Spirit, consistently studying and applying accurate Bible doctrine, which results in Divine Viewpoint Thinking.