The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 26 October 2025 – Inheritance Through Suffering
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TOPIC – Inheritance Through Suffering
READ: Romans 8:12-17 (NKJV)
- Therefore, brethren, we are debtors — not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
- For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
- For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
- The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
- and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with [Him,] that we may also be glorified together.
THE MESSAGE:
This passage reminds Christians that we are children of God and therefore, heirs of God who will receive God’s inheritance. God owns everything, and His children come into the inheritance of what He owns. This is a great promise – the security of the child of God.
Because of our adoption by God, we are now children of God, with an assurance of freedom from fear (verse 15), intimacy with the Father (verse 15), assurance of belonging (verse 16) and inheritance with Christ (verse 17).
Those who belong to Christ have the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit testifies that we are children of God. The same Spirit convicts us of our sins, humbles us to hate sin and makes us cry out in need of the Father. If you belong to the Father, you have an eternal inheritance with Him. Therefore, you must live a transparent and honest life. Let it show that you are a child of God. Hate sin; in fact, fight against it. God’s children do not continue to sin.
Remember that the path to glory was not without its sufferings for Jesus (Luke 24:26). But if you suffer with Him, you shall also be glorified together with Him (verse 17). As co-heirs with Christ, the only way to come into your immeasurably great inheritance is through suffering. Therefore, you endure!
PRAYER: Lord, awaken the witness of the Holy Spirit within me and cause me to hate sin in my life, Amen!
