whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don't see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory--

 What, then, is this wonderful inheritance which the reborn Christian possesses? There may be many secondary answers to that question but there is only one primary answer--the inheritance of the Christian is God himself. The Psalmist said, "The Lord is my chosen portion... I have a goodly heritage" ( Psalms 16:5). God is his portion for ever ( Psalms 73:23-26). "The Lord," said the prophet, "is my portion; therefore I will hope in him" ( Lamentations 3:24). 