Over the next 20 years, more than 1,000 billionaires are expected to pass a staggering $5.2 trillion on to family members and beneficiaries. The Great Wealth Transfer is an ongoing intergenerational shift where an estimated $124 trillion in assets will pass from Baby Boomers to younger generations (Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z). About $106 trillion of this will go to individual heirs and $18 trillion to charity.[1]

In the opening verses of 1 Peter, the author describes some of the blessings of being born again, and one of those blessings is an inheritance. He’s not talking about inheriting money or property but about inheriting eternal life in heaven.

Peter’s focus here is that God is worthy to be praised because of the greatness of our salvation. Because of God’s mercy, we have a living hope, a permanent inheritance, and a salvation that cannot be lost. When we understand such things, we should be joyful even in the midst of suffering. For Christians, even if their physical conditions are very bad, their spiritual conditions are very good. And for that they should praise the Lord.

Last time, I mentioned in vs. 3 that God caused us to be born again, and that gives us a living hope. Let’s look at further blessings of being born again.

[1] Google search, 23 Oct 2026.