Sons and Saints

In the lesson series Captured By Grace that we are studying in Wednesday night Bible Study at church, Dr. David Jeremiah makes the comments about the elder son, who got angry and would not go to the party that the father threw upon the return of the younger son, "He was a son acting like a servant and a sinner who thought he was a saint." How much like that are we?

Romans 8:14-18  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: ¶ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Heirs of God? In other words what the Father has is ours? What does the Father have?

Psalms 24:1 The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

When we receive the full payment of our inheritance is at the Father's discretion but that should not keep us from acting like sons and daughter of the king. I am somebody and so are you.

That said, we should never exhibit a self-righteous attitude either.

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

We must conclude as the Apostle Paul did in:

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Let us appreciate our sonship and be a saint but never act like one.