Going Deeper with the Truths of The Will of Wisteria
In The Will of Wisteria, the Wilcott children receive an inheritance from their father only if they meet the conditions of the will. We also are given an inheritance from a heavenly Father: however, it is not dependent on us, but on our benefactor---Christ. Ephesians 1:11-12 says, “In Him we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.” God’s choice from our birth and before was that we would choose Christ and inherit His spiritual blessings.
According to Ephesians 1:3, “God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” Once we choose Christ (Romans 10:9), we inherit many things from God, and the first is spiritual life. Ephesians 2 tells us, “He made us alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,” and then goes on to describe a life that is spiritually dead.
In the book, Claire says, “We’re all bankrupt in some regard. We’re all broken. We all need to seek out the only one capable of truly fixing us.”(pg. 270) Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?_________________________________________________________
According to Ephesians 2:4-9, why did God make us spiritually alive?
To be bankrupt means to be lacking, wanting, and in need of. Do you think a Christian can be spiritually bankrupt? What does 2 Peter 1:3-8 say?
Are you walking in the riches of Christ or are you living like a spiritual pauper? The first thing I want to do when I get a check is go to the bank and cash it. God is our banker. Have you been to Him lately? Do you know what’s in your account? Further reading related to our spiritual bank account:
Acts 26:18 Titus 3:7 I Timothy 6:17-19 Galatians 3:29
Romans 8:16-17 John 11:25 Ephesians (all scripture is from Holy Bible NIV, Zondervan Publisher, copyright 1973,1978
