Key Takeaway
As heirs, we live differently because what we have in Christ is far greater than anything we could gain or lose on earth. God provides all we truly need, and everything outside of Him is temporary and uncertain.
You Are An Heir of Christ
Being “in Christ” changes everything about your identity. The world wants to define you by your talents, looks, accomplishments, failures, or the opinions of others, but when you are in Christ, your identity and worth are anchored in something constant: what God says about you.
Paul writes in Ephesians 1 that, through faith in Jesus, we have been chosen, redeemed, forgiven, adopted, and marked with the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of our inheritance. That means we are not spiritually poor or lacking, but loaded with grace, love, forgiveness, power, access to God, truth, and the presence of the Spirit.
This inheritance far outweighs anything the earth could ever offer. The treasures of this world pale in comparison to the riches of being an heir of God. You’re not scraping by for approval, you are a son or daughter with full rights in the family of God.
Because of our new position in Christ, we don’t walk through life alone.
If you are in Christ, it is never just you. Everywhere you go, you walk with majesty because you walk with Jesus, the King—this shifts how we face struggles, responsibilities, and the inner workings of daily life.
Instead of living out of our deficits, what we lack, what we’ve failed at, or what we dislike about ourselves, we live out of the abundance of Christ.
Walking with majesty replaces fear with faith, insecurity with confidence, and scarcity with generosity. Believers are invited into the presence of the King: not because of performance, but because of our position in Him.
Look at Romans 8.
Every step you take is not ordinary. As you walk knowing your position as a child of the King, you can trust that it is His authority, His Spirit, and His presence surrounding you always.
Discussion Questions
What “earthly variables” (success, approval, possessions, etc.) most often try to define your identity, and how does knowing you are an heir in Christ reframe those things?
Romans 8 says we are heirs with Christ. What does that practically look like for you in your daily decisions, relationships, or sense of purpose?
What earthly things do you need to strike down and set your eyes on the kingdom inheritance?
If you truly believed that your walk should look different because Christ is with you, how would that change the way you approach challenges in your life right now?
