A Beautiful Inheritance

I was so excited not long ago when I discovered my condition is real and even has a name. Hello, my name is Michele, and I’m an Anglophile. According to Wikipedia, an Anglophile is a person who admires England, its people and its culture.While living in England, a few of my favorite memories included the narrow, winding roads, the gardens, fresh milk delivered to our doorstep, the High Street and fabulous tea. I fell in love with the monarchy, especially the pageantry, and the pomp and circumstance. We attended the Queen’s jubilee, visited Buckingham Palace and Sandringham (think the UKs version of Camp David), and we were always on the lookout for a glimpse of Royalty.As I was reading my Bible the other day, I came across this scripture in Galatians 3:29, “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” And this one in Galatians 4:7, “So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.”And for some reason, I started thinking of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Mia of Genovia (Princess DiariesJ). And I thought to myself, “I wonder if they ever wake up in the morning and forget that they are royalty? Do they have to be reminded that they are heirs to the throne, that they have special rights and privileges simply because they belong to the Royal Family? Not because of who they are or what they’ve done, but only because of whose they are?”There are many verses in the scriptures that remind me that I’m an heir. According to Ephesians 3:6, “This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.” And again in Titus 3:7, “…so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.”So my question to myself is this, “Why do I have to be reminded so often that I’m an heir and that I have a beautiful inheritance? Why do I wake up so often in the morning and trudge through my day without the slightest thought of who I really am and the benefits that come from who I really am? I want to live with a constant awareness that I have access to the throne of Almighty God, not because of anything I’ve done, but simply because I belong to Him. The rights and privileges that I am afforded should be enough to keep me content, to keep me joyful and expectant; to remind me that in Christ, I am secure and safe. I can walk in freedom and assurance, because indeed, “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance” (Psalm 16:6).