One Trillion Dollars
That’s the amount of wealth that experts say will be transferred from the so-called baby boomers to their kids over the next two decades. That’s a lot of bacon double cheeseburgers.
The article that came across my Twitter feed also said that the trillion-dollar number has a lot of people in the younger crowd thinking about all the cash that their folks apparently have tucked away. In fact, too many are planning their own retirement savings around what they expect to get in the will.
Those same experts with the huge calculator are saying that that’s actually a pretty bad plan and that the inheritances aren’t turning out as lucrative as once imagined.
With the article in my mind, I turned to Hebrews 9:15-28 to study up for this Sunday’s message and, well, the preaching of the Hebrews message has us thinking about whether or not we’re in God’s Last Will and Testament and thus in line for an inheritance.
I’m thinking that the eternal inheritance is going to make a trillion dollars look like pocket change.
In simplest terms, Jesus is “the promised eternal inheritance”. Receiving that inheritance (which is already being paid out to us) means that as beneficiaries we get some pretty incredible benefits. The question that plagues my thoughts though is how often you and I leave those benefits unclaimed, and how we live as though we are not children of the king and haven’t been included in a will that has already been read. It's time for some of you to step up and say, “Hey, I want my inheritance.”
As I said above, some people are already pretty disappointed by the amount of earthly wealth that’s being transferred to them. So what?! Follow Jesus Christ and you’ll receive something far better in this life and something beyond comprehension in the next.
I’m pretty excited about this message and being with the church again on Sunday. Take some time to prep your own heart to be together: read the passage, work on the memory verses (Hebrews 9:27-28), listen to the great worship package we have lined up, pray for it all and for your response, and think about calling someone up and inviting them to join you for worship.
We will also be dedicating some young ones in both services…that’s always a blessing to stand together as a church family with these young families as they commit their children to the Lord.
See you Sunday!
Todd