April 17, 2026 | Be Connected
Heirs of the Covenant
Scripture: Acts 3:24-26(NIV)
24 “Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’ 26 When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Devotional
In Genesis 12:3, God made a covenant with Abraham, promising him that he would have descendants who would bless the entire world. At that time Abraham was seventy-five years old and childless. Twenty-five years later, Abraham had a son, Isaac. A thousand years later, Isaac’s descendant would be King David. A thousand years after that, David’s descendant would be Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Two thousand years later, we are still receiving the blessings of Jesus.
We are heirs of the covenant.
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be notified that some long-forgotten relative had named me in their will. I would suddenly be extravagantly rich, with more money to spend than time to spend it. I would now be named among the elite. I would be somebody important. I would be significant.
That is exactly what Jesus has done for us. He has fulfilled God’s promise to bless us beyond imagination. Because of Him, I now possess the “riches of His glory” (Philippians 4:19) and the “immeasurable riches of His grace” (Ephesians 2:7). I have unlimited blessings and unlimited time to enjoy them.
I am an heir of the covenant.
Here’s the great news. You can get in on this too. Because the blessings of Jesus are immeasurable and infinite, there is no limit to the number of people who can be named an heir. Faith in Jesus makes us children of God. And as Romans 8:17 promises, “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.”
Hallelujah. We are heirs of the covenant!
