HEIRS OF GOD

Galatians 4:1-7 - My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than slaves, though they are the owners of all the property; ²but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. ³So with us; while we were minors, we were enslaved to the elemental spirits of the world. ⁴But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, ⁵in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. ⁶And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ ⁷So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.

The son who is an heir is like
a slave, when he’s a little tike.
Although he’ll own it all some day,
till he’s of age, he has no say.
His guardian or some trustee
will exercise authority
concerning his estate, until
the time set by his parent’s will.
Paul uses this analogy
to amplify the point that we
as children were in slavery,
according to the world’s decree.
But when the time had come, God sent
his Son, for it was God’s intent
to free all who were under law
by him who was born under law,
that we might the full rights receive
of those who in God’s Son believe.
Because we’re children, God imparts
Christ’s Spirit into human hearts.
So we’re no longer slaves, but we
are children for eternity,
and since we’re children, also heirs
with Christ, who understands and cares.