Living Water #624

LIVING WATER – EPISODE 624 || 18TH FEBRUARY, 2026

By Solomon Uwumbolibe Mensah

FROM HEIR TO MATURITY

Galatians 4:1–2

“What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.”

The Apostle Paul teaches a profound spiritual truth when he says that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, even though he owns the entire estate. This reveals that a person can possess an inheritance legally yet live without enjoying its benefits practically. Many believers struggle because they do not understand this principle. God has already given promises, authority, and spiritual blessings, yet there is often a season between receiving the promise and experiencing its manifestation. Ownership exists before access, and calling exists before readiness.

1. The Heir Already Owns the Estate: Paul explains that the heir truly owns everything, but immaturity prevents him from exercising authority. In the same way, believers in Christ are heirs of God’s kingdom. The promises of God belong to them, yet spiritual growth determines when those promises become visible realities. Immaturity can cause someone who is rich in inheritance to live as though they have nothing. When discipline, patience, and spiritual understanding are lacking, a person may live below what God has already provided. God does not delay blessings to punish His children; He delays responsibility to protect them until they are prepared to carry it.

2. Immaturity Can Make an Heir Live Like a Slave: The scripture also says that the heir is placed under guardians and trustees until the time appointed by the father. These guardians represent seasons of training, instruction, correction, and accountability. Such seasons often feel restrictive, but they are necessary for development. Throughout Scripture, God prepared His servants before promoting them. Joseph endured hardship before leadership, David spent years in the wilderness before the throne, and Moses lived in obscurity before delivering Israel. What feels like limitation is often divine preparation. God uses structure and discipline to build character strong enough to sustain future authority.

3. Guardians and Trustees Represent Training Seasons: Paul emphasizes that release into inheritance happens at the time set by the father. This reminds us that promotion in God’s kingdom is governed by divine timing, not human pressure. Many people ask why their breakthrough has not yet come, but God measures readiness differently from how we measure desire. Delay is not denial; it is preparation. The Father knows when His children are mature enough to handle influence, resources, and responsibility without being harmed by them.

4. Promotion Happens at the Father’s Appointed Time: When maturity comes, the heir moves from supervision into authority. What was always theirs becomes fully accessible. Spiritual maturity transforms promises into experience and inheritance into responsibility. God is not only raising people who are blessed; He is raising sons and daughters who can steward His kingdom faithfully. The season of waiting, therefore, is not a season of loss but a season of growth.

5. Maturity Turns Ownership into Authority: This passage teaches that believers may feel restricted or delayed, yet they remain heirs of God. The present season may feel like limitation, but it is actually preparation. God is shaping character, strengthening faith, and building wisdom so that when the appointed time arrives, His children will walk confidently in what has always belonged to them. Therefore, instead of resisting the process, we should embrace growth, pursue maturity, and trust the Father’s timing, knowing that He releases inheritance when His children are ready to carry it.

Prayer Heavenly Father, Thank You that we are heirs through Christ. Help us to embrace seasons of training and growth. Develop our character, discipline, and faith so we may walk fully in what You have prepared for us. Teach us patience until Your appointed time, and prepare us to carry our inheritance with wisdom and humility. In Jesus’ name, Amen.