Although our primary inheritance is spiritual – the Lord himself – the Bible in Proverbs also instructs believers to "leave an inheritance to his children's children." In this lesson, we consider a few practical considerations.
First, the word "leave" in Proverbs 13 implies that there's communication. How do the heirs know what is left and to whom? The answer is a will. Christians should not be among the 70% of Americans who dies each year without an estate plan. We are to prepare a will because we do not know the day of our death, it is an act of love to our heirs, and part of good stewardship.
Second, we are to leave an inheritance. The passage refers to material wealth as it addresses the end of the verse, "the wealth of the sinner," which implies that one has something to leave. However, the amount of the inheritance does not matter. What is important is proper stewardship.
Third, to whom do we leave the inheritance? Obliviously, first to our children, but that needs qualification. They ought to be godly. The foolish are disqualified, either as addicts or incorrigible unbelievers. Why? Because all that we have belongs to God, including an inheritance. We are to function as faithful stewards. And finally, the inheritance operates in the context of the covenant.
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Kurt Snow serves as a ruling elder at Covenant Reformed Church of Sacramento (RCUS). He served as a member of the Board of Governors of City Seminary of Sacramento from 2000 to 2020.
