Squandered Fortune

I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

Revelation 5:1

Huntington Hartford could have had it all as the heir to the A&P fortune. His grandfather had helped found the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in 1869. It grew to be the world’s largest retail empire, making the Hartford family one of the wealthiest on earth. But Huntington frittered his millions away on frivolous projects and misguided ventures. He died with little left.

That’s not the case for heirs of God. According to Romans 8, if we’re children of God, we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. According to Titus, the “elect” are heirs according to the hope of eternal life (Titus 1:1-2). James says we are heirs of the Kingdom that He promises to those who love Him (James 2:5).

Revelation 11:15 proclaims, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ.” The joy of being a coheir with Christ is beyond the limitations of our finite minds, but it should bring joy to our hearts today.

Joint heirs with Christ Jesus! I defy you to exhaust that topic, though you should think about it all the days of the next week, nay, though you should muse upon it till eternity commences with your soul.

C. H. SPURGEON^a