“We have come to share in Christ” Heb. 3:14a (ESV). The Greek word for “share” in this verse means participate, or be a partner. We actually participate in Jesus. Think how incredible this is! We love Jesus for his unsurpassed life on earth. We love his wisdom and love and compassion. He is the one we worship. And in spite of our faults, Christ shares his blessings with us. This is yet another biblical mystery we can’t fully understand, but we continually grow in the reality of it. We participate in Christ’s righteousness, in his power, in his love and in his light. We see something similar to this idea in John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (ESV) When we stay true to Jesus, abide in him, Christ shares his blessings to us by letting his fruitfulness flow through him into us, like a branch on a tree.
But Christ shares his blessings with us in a more incredible way. Romans 8:17 promises: “We are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. (Rom. 8:16-17, ESV). We get to inherit what Christ inherits! This includes the whole world, and all the spiritual blessings available in the future. How incredible is it that Christ shares his blessings with us!
Do you think of yourself as someone whom Christ shares his blessings with? Do you think about the blessings you have received and will receive through Christ?
