The Future Already Has an Owner: The Heir of All Things

The Final Word

"God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things." (Hebrews 1:1-2)

God has spoken!

Not through another prophet. Not through another system. Not through another religious leader.

He has spoken through His Son.

And the very first thing declared about this Son—before we hear about His creative power, before we learn about His sustaining authority, before we discover His work of redemption—is this: He is the heir of all things.

This is the first of seven glories of Christ revealed in Hebrews chapter 1. And it's foundational. Because if you get Christ's identity wrong here, everything else becomes confused.

What Does It Mean: Heir of All Things?

When Scripture declares Christ as "heir of all things," it's not speaking of potential or possibility. It's declaring present reality.

An heir in the ancient world wasn't just someone waiting to receive an inheritance. An heir was a son—the legitimate child who would receive everything by virtue of relationship, not by merit.

And that's crucial. Christ is heir of all things not because He competed for it. Not because He earned His way into position.

He is heir because He is the Son.

The Father looked at the Son and declared: "Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession." (Psalm 2:8)

All things belong to Him:

• Every nation that has ever existed

• Every authority in heaven and on earth

• Every moment of history past, present, and future

• Every outcome, every circumstance, every reality

Not most things. Not the spiritual things while you manage the practical. All things.

The future already has an Owner. And His name is Jesus Christ.

By Divine Decree and Sacrificial Purchase

Christ owns all things in two unmistakable ways:

• First, by divine decree. As the eternal Son of God, everything belongs to Him by right. He didn't have to qualify. He didn't go through a performance review. The Father simply declared: "You are My Son—therefore all of this is Yours."

• Second, by sacrificial purchase. Though He already owned everything as the eternal Son, He entered humanity, lived a perfect life, and died a substitutionary death. He ransomed a people with His own blood. And the Father said to Him: "You purchased them. Now they are Yours."

Both are true. Both are unshakeable.

• If He inherited by decree—it cannot be revoked.

• If He purchased by blood—it's already paid in full.

The Bridge: From His Sonship to Ours

Here's where the glory of Christ becomes intensely personal.

Romans 8:16-17 makes a stunning declaration:

"The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ."

Read that slowly.

Joint heirs with Christ.

Because Christ is the Son, He is the heir. Because you are in Christ, you too are a son or daughter. Because you are a child of God, you too are an heir.

Not a servant hoping for scraps. Not an employee working for wages. A child. An heir.

And children inherit not by earning, but by being in the family.

You didn't qualify for this position. You didn't compete for it. You were adopted into the family of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And now, by virtue of that relationship, what belongs to the Son belongs to you.

What This Means for How You Live

If Christ is the heir of all things, and you are a joint heir with Him, several realities follow:

• The future is not uncertain. It already has an Owner. And you belong to Him.

• You don't have to secure your own future. You don't have to clutch, control, and scheme to make sure things work out. He holds the future, and He holds you.

• Your anchor rests in the One who owns all things. It does not rely on your ability to keep everything together, nor is it found in your retirement plan, your career, or your health. Your security is not in what you hold, but in the One who holds you.

Hebrews 6:19 calls this "an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast."

The question is: What is your anchor hooked to?

If it's hooked to anything in this world—your job, your health, your relationships, your plans—it will drag when the storm comes.

But if it's hooked to the heir of all things? You will hold firm.

Not because you're strong. Because He is.

Living as Joint Heirs

This isn't about trying harder. It's about resting in who Christ is—and who you are in Him.

• You are a child of God.

• You are an heir.

• You are a joint heir with Christ.

Everything that's His is yours—not because you earned it, but because you're in the family.

And if you're in Christ, your future isn't uncertain. It's secure. Not in your ability to manage it, but in His absolute ownership of it.

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This is the first of seven glories of Christ revealed in Hebrews chapter 1. Next time, we'll explore the second: Christ as Creator of the Worlds—and discover why the order of these declarations matters more than you might think.

Until then, live as who you are: a child of God, an heir, joint heir with Christ the Son.