The Heir As A Child

Galatians 4: 1-4 

Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is owner of everything, 

The Hebrew people descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were God's royal family. But they rarely realized even a little part of what that means. 

If they had, maybe they wouldn't have strayed so often. 

So God gave them the Law to teach them how to live righteous lives, as His children.  

but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by the father. 

The guardians and managers were the Law and the leaders He provided them. 

So also we, while we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental things of the World. 

And we, also, were tied up by the World until He found us. 

But when the fullness of the time came, 

God's timing is always perfect. 

God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, 

He had to have a genuine human body to die a human death, the death we all deserve. 

born under the Law, 
so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, 

Jesus fulfilled all of the Law, so that those who were under the Law could be freed from it. 

that we might receive the adoption as sons. 

And we will receive the "adoption" when Jesus returns and we "grow up" and our mortal bodies will put on immortality, and these flesh bodies will become spirit bodies. Then we will be given the authority by our Father to help Him run His family business, the Kingdom of God. 

Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" 

Because we are His children, we can call Him "Daddy!" and curl up in His lap! 

Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. 

Even though we're still children in His family, we are still His sons and daughters, and as such, His heirs, to inherit with Jesus all the Promises God gave to Abraham, and all the other Promises as well. 

O my Father, help me to learn how to live my life as a royal princess in Your family. Teach me how to think Your thoughts, have Your attitudes and views of things, and how to live my life showing forth the Light of Christ upon all those who are in my little world. 

Father, help me to continually grow in the character of my Lord Jesus, so I can be a useful member of Your family. 

And every eye shall see, every knee will bow, every tongue will confess that Jesus is our Christ, our Lord God Almighty, the sovereign King of the Universe, to the everlasting glory of Almighty God the Father, for ever and ever. Amen. 

Even so, come swiftly, Lord Jesus!