Heir Through the Son

Friday, November 28, 2025

“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ” (Galatians 4:7 KJV).

To be heir of the Father’s estate in Heaven, one must come through faith in Christ the Son alone.

Once, there was an exceedingly wealthy man who owned countless exquisite works of art. His only son suddenly passed away in his late teens. Brokenhearted, the man himself died within weeks. As per his will, everything in his estate was to be auctioned off: the main stipulation was that the auctioneer display the son’s portrait as the first item. Multitudes came from far and wide to see and bid on the expensive treasures. Opening the auction, the son’s portrait was shown. Alas, no one was interested in bidding on it. An elderly servant of the man then offered to pay for the portrait with what little money he had. This servant had always loved the boy. No further bids for the son’s portrait were registered, so it went to the servant. The crowd was astonished when it was announced that the auction for the entire estate had just ended. Why? The will required that, whoever loved the son enough to purchase his portrait, would inherit by default everything his father had!

“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:24-26). Today’s Scripture in context: “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ” (Galatians 4:4-7). “Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and He rose again” (1 Corinthians 15:3,4). “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” (Acts 16:31).