Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for July 16, 2026

YOU ARE JOINT HEIR WITH CHRIST JESUS

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Romans 8:17

“And if children, then heirs – heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.”

Additional Verses

📖 John 17:1-26; Romans 8:1-17; James 1:16-27

James 1:18says, “Of His own will He brought us forth by the Word of truth, that we might be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures.” This means that through Jesus Christ who is the Word of God, the Father gave birth to every Christian. When Jesus Christ suffered and died at the Cross, it was you and I who suffered because He did it, to destroy our old nature which was subject to the curse of sin and death. When He was buried and laid in that tomb, it was your old and sinful nature that was buried in that tomb. You can think of all your old habits and practices which were contrary to what the Word of God says about you. Galatians 5:19-21 lists some of the habits and practices which should no longer be found in the Christian. “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these ,adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like of the which l tell you before, as l have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Any child of God whose life still manifests such behaviors is still subject to the law of the flesh or in other words is still a slave to sin and death and cannot even claim that he is an heir of God and joint heir with Christ. You can only become an heir of God and joint heir with Christ when you fully understand the purpose of Jesus Christ’s death on the Cross and His burial in the tomb as the special price to redeem you from the law of sin and death or from the forces of this world which are subject to the prince of darkness who is the devil. When Jesus Christ rose from the dead in that glorious new body, He gave you a completely new nature. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things are passed away; behold, all things have become new.” He gave you Himself and therefore making you a joint heir of God with Himself and through faith in His resurrection that in Him you were raised from the dead. He made you, in Himself a completely new species that never existed at any other time before. In other words, your new nature to fully function without error should be guided by the words and life of Jesus Christ. It is the words of Jesus Christ and the pattern of His life that will make you a joint heir of God with Christ Jesus. Through His Word, you became subject to the law of the Spirit which proceeds from God’s Word. When God’s Word becomes your director without any other human being telling you what to do, you become a son of God. You have become mature in the spiritual realm. In Romans 8:14 Paul says, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” He does not say for as many as are baptized into Christianity. Many have received Jesus Christ as LORD and Savior of their lives but their lives never changed at all. They still identify with their old nature which was subject to sin and the devil. If you still have something of the past taking control of your nature, you cannot be a joint heir with Christ. Christ committed Himself 100% to make you a child of God and He also expects you to commit yourself 100%. For example in Africa, many Christians, even Church leaders still hold on to their totems which belong to the old nature. Such have not committed themselves 100% to Christ as totems belong to the law of the flesh and not to the law of the Spirit. Commit yourself 100% to Christ and you will see what an overflow of blessings you will begin to enjoy as a joint heir with Christ Jesus in the kingdom of the Father. Alleluia!

Prayer

Almighty God, I give You all the glory because You have made me a joint heir together with Your Son Jesus Christ. I thank You for I now know that I can never suffer, be discouraged or be disadvantaged because I am a joint heir with the LORD Jesus Christ. Thank You Father in Jesus Christ’s name l pray, Amen.