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two hundred times), that will be fulfilled completely in Heaven. God has chosen us to be His own inheri tance—His very own people (Psalm 33:12). He has also chosen “our inheritance for us” (Psalm 47:4). Heirloom chests can burn in a few minutes, but we will receive “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you” (1 Peter 1:4). God told the priests of Israel that they would not inherit any land—for He would be their inheritance (Ezekiel 44:28). This was looking forward to the New Testament promise that Christ’s church—a holy priest hood—would inherit eternal life in Christ. The book of Ephesians speaks specifically about the inheritance we can look forward to in Heaven: the “unsearchable riches” of God’s grace (3:8); “his glori ous riches” (v. 16); and “his incomparably great power” (v. 19). The things we inherit on earth may be a great bless ing—or a terrible curse. Countless lives have been ruined by riches left to irresponsible heirs. However, as children

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