Thinking about….our inheritance

The question seemed easy enough. “What does our inheritance in the Lord look like?”
After several traditional answers, the response of one of the class members went beyond our usual thinking.

“A child who is waiting to be adopted into a family is not focused on what he or she will receive when the new parents die. That kind of inheritance is the furthest thing from her mind. The thought is not, “I hope I am adopted by a rich family!” While that is our usual idea of inheritance, the child awaiting adoption is merely seeking a family. The inheritance is to belong to a family. When we think about our inheritance in heaven, we easily miss that we have an inheritance here and now in our spiritual family.”

Wow! Food for thought. Go back and restudy the Bible verses on inheritance. Our inheritance is the Lord. God’s inheritance is the church. The descriptions in Ephesians 1 shout relationship, belonging, current blessings, acceptance, and purpose. Hardly in view are eternal bliss, privilege, power, and prestige.

What would you add? How could we develop a more biblical view of inheritance? What does spiritual inheritance in the Lord look like?