Inheritance is a Reward not a Right

Only those who love Christ will have an inheritance from Him. Those who have trusted Christ have an amazing inheritance.

Remember His example as we are growing old. The earthly goods we accumulated over the years should go to those who respected and honored us, not to those who spurned, rejected and abandoned us.

Galatians 5:19-21
"Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God."

If our love was not enough in life, our care for them when they were young and our teaching about Christ was spurned all through our lives, what makes us think that will change just because in our death they received our stuff?

Giving material possessions and money to a contemptuous adult child does not change their heart toward us or toward God.

The greatest blessing we can leave rebellious adult children is the Bible and our written testimony to what we knew was important. Salvation through Christ is the example we leave, no material gifts or money will match that gift.

If a child becomes hateful because we didn't leave them everything they wanted, then their heart had no love for us in it nor have they any concern about a life with Christ.

We live in an age when adult children are not satisfied with honoring us or the wisdom we have gained, they just want our stuff. If this is the mentality then it is better to withhold the material goods and allow their hidden attitude of the heart to emerge for all to see.

Our "stuff" will not save our children from hell, it may only leave them gleeful that there were no consequences for their disrespect and dishonor.

Proverbs 13:22
"A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous."

Proverbs 20:21
"An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end."

Colossians 3:23-24
"Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ."

God does not bless rebellion and neither should we, let life teach those who expect to get what they want just because they want it. Let the rebellious learn their ways do not gain them anything.