Heir Of The World Today

Romans 4:13

13For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

God promised Abraham that he would be the heir of the world. Now, don’t be too quick to say, “Well, that promise was made only to Abraham.” The verse says, “For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” So the promise was not just to Abraham, but to “his seed” as well, that is, you and I who belong to Christ — “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise”. (Galatians 3:29)
Notice that God did not say that you would be the heir of Singapore, but heir of the world! According to Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, the Greek word for “world” here is kosmos, which means the universe as well as the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments, riches, advantages and pleasures.
All these are yours to inherit through the righteousness of faith in Jesus and His finished work at the cross. This righteousness is given to you as a gift from God. This means that you don’t have to earn it through good works.
For God to fulfil His promise to make you the heir of the world, He has to prosper you. You can’t be the heir of the world and be poor or in debt! Not only that, He must keep you healthy because you can’t inherit the world when you are always flat-on-your-back sick.
Don’t listen to people who tell you that you will only get to enjoy all these blessings when you get to heaven one day. Why would you need riches in heaven? There, even the streets are made of pure gold. (Revelation 21:21) Why would you need healing in heaven? There is no sickness there. So you need the prosperity and healing in the here and now!
Beloved heir of the world, God wants you to possess the world that you live in, today. Enjoy your inheritance today. Don’t push it all to the future!