Praise be
to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given
us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil
or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through
faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is
ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:3-5
Our
inheritance is our relationship with God that continues from now into
eternity. It was solidified through the
death of Jesus Christ on the cross. His
blood guaranteed an eternal result. Our
faith, though wavering at times, is shielded by God’s power, fighting off the
doubts and trials we face, until fully revealed when we enter God’s presence.
But you
can’t lose something you never really had. God would not would not allow His
Spirit to enter a soul not ready for eternity.
Only He knows who is saved and who is not. If someone is saved, that salvation can never
be taken away because it was paid through an eternal, unending sacrifice.
I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my
hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than
all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. John 10:28-29