Heirs

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Romans 8:16-17

Can you believe this? It seems inconceivable that the above verses are true! But, they are God's word, and it is impossible for him to lie. Rub your eyes and gaze at these words. Drink in their meaning. Meditate on what kind of glorious creator, full of love would give this to us?!

Observations:
1) Believers are adopted sons/daughters of God. We are in his family, and he looks upon us with love and wants good for us. When we fail, he doesn't crush us. He teaches us and disciplines us in love. When we are obedient he rejoices in us and with us. We rejoice in him and thereby bring him glory.
2) Believers are heirs of God. God cannot die, but we will receive Him. He shall be ours. We shall see him, enjoy him, commune with him and eternally learn and be amazed by him.
3) Believers are co-heirs with Christ. We shall receive what he receives. We will reign with him (2 Tim 2:12). We shall be honored and glorified (2 Cor 4:17, 2 Cor 3:18, Rom 8:21, Rom 8:30). (I feel uneasy typing this but it is the word of God).
4) This inheritance is fulfilled in the future (1 Pe 1:4, 2 Cor 4:17, Rom 8:21).
5) Life now includes patient endurance and suffering (Rom 8:18, Jn 16:33). This suffering comes from three places:
1. Persecution for being a christian (2 Tim 3:12)
2. Suffering in mortifying the sin within us by the power of the Spirit (Romans 8:13, Heb 12:7)
3. Suffering in relation to creations subjection to "death" because of Adams sin (Romans 8:18-23)