Billionaire Donald Trump has another heir to his earthly fortune.

US REAL ESTATE TYCOON TRUMP'S WIFE GIVES BIRTH TO BOY

BEIJING, March 21(Xinhuanet)-- US real estate tycoon Donald Trump announced Monday that his wife Melania had given birth to a baby boy.

"Everyone's perfect," the 59-year-old "Apprentice" star said in a telephone interview with MSNBC's Imus in the Morning.

Knauss Trump, 35, was in labour for eight hours, said Trump.

Trump has been married twice before his marriage to Melania, and has four other children.

Donald Trump gained his initial wealth and popularity as a property and casino mogul. He has been enjoying the successes of his reality show, The Apprentice. The Apprentice is currently running its fifth season on NBC.

Knauss Trump is a Slovenian-born model who has appeared in numerous print ads and on the covers of Vogue and British GQ magazines.

The couple married in January 2005.

photo courtesy google.images.com & story courtesy chinaview.cn, 03/21/06

1 Peter 1:3-5 - (NLT)

The Hope of Eternal Life

³All honor to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is by his boundless mercy that God has given us the privilege of being born again. Now we live with a wonderful expectation because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead. ⁴For God has reserved a priceless inheritance for his children. It is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. ⁵And God, in his mighty power, will protect you until you receive this salvation, because you are trusting him. It will be revealed on the last day for all to see.

WHAT KIND OF INHERITANCE IS WAITING FOR GOD'S CHILDREN?

Tyndale's LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE notes provide the answer:

1:4  The Jews had looked forward to an inheritace in the Promised Land of Canaan (Numbers 32:19; Deuteronomy 2:12; 19:8).  Although the nation had received that right of inheritance, eventually they defiled their faith through the influence of foreign nations.  The people's sins had caused the promise to become only a fading memory.  Christians now look forward to another inheritance, a "priceless" inheritance - eternal life in the eternal city of God.  God has reserved the inheritance; it will never fade or decay; it will be unstained by sin.  The best part is that you have this inheritance if you have trusted Christ as your Savior.

The baby boy born to the Trumps is already one of the richest children in the world because of his father's wealth.  But this inheritance will decay at the moment of death.  It provides nothing beyond the grave.

As children of the Heavenly Father, we are eternally rich.  God promises us that it will never be taken away.  Our loving Father will never say "you're fired"!

If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you are an heir to God's priceless fortune.

Thank God for all that He has done for you through your faith in Jesus Christ.  Praise Him that your hope is not only for the eternal future, but for your every day life right now.  Thank the Heavenly Father that He looks after you and provides what is best for you every moment of every day, even though His "best" is often different than what we would desire or choose.  Ask His Spirit to help you live each day in a way that is fitting for an heir to an eternal priceless inheritance.

• Pray every day for the faith you need to live as an heir to God's Kingdom.
• Memorize 1st Peter 1:4 as a reminder to have hope as God's child.
• Whenever you see news reports or television shows about the wealthy, stop and thank God that your "inheritance" will last forever!

 

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