Recently we had the birth of Princess Charlotte in the UK and whilst reading some of the media reports around this there was a phrase I came across about those who were not the next in line to the throne being spares there in case they were needed. I did not like the phrase and some days later I was thinking upon this some more and it struck me how different the Christian message is. Those who believe in Jesus are all heirs not spares.

So what does the bible say about heirs. We become heirs because of what Jesus has done on the cross not on our own merit or even parents. Titus 3:4-7 says that “when the kindness of God our Saviour and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

God has no favourites and his heart is for the poor and marginalised as well as the rich and positioned. We can all become heirs if we trust in Him. What a promise.