Joint-heirs

Matthew 12:50,
"For whosoever shall do the will of my Father
which is in heaven, the same is my brother,
and sister, and mother."

MATTHEW 12:46-50

We are not just heirs, we are joint-heirs
with Christ.
It would be wonderful to inherit any
amount of God's glory and power.

But, the idea that we share equally with
the one who has inherited everything
God is and has is beyond comprehension.

This is an awesome blessing, but it also
places a tremendous responsibility on us.

In the same way in which a check made out
to two people cannot be cashed without the
endorsement of both parties, so our
joint-heirship with Jesus cannot be taken
advantage of without our cooperation.

Unaware of this, many Christians are just
trusting that the Lord will produce the
benefits of salvation for them.

They are aware that they can do nothing
without Him, but don't realize that He will
do nothing without us (Ephesians 3:20).

The idea that God will do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think,
PERIOD, is not true.

He has power, but it is the use of His ability
together with the power that works in us.

"No power working in us" means no power
of God will come through us.
The exceeding greatness of His power that
is to us-ward who believe is power that is not
external, but is internal, within the believer.

It is working according to the faith that we
exercise in the indwelling Savior.

It was this principle that Paul was stating
when he declared, "I can do all things
through Christ which strengtheneth me."

The way we place our endorsement on the
check is to believe what God promised in
His Word and act on it as if it were true.

IT IS!

Jesus has already signed His name to every
promise in the Word.
We aren't waiting for Him.
He is waiting for us!