Our inheritance

As I shared previously, I'm currently reading through the Listening to the Word- 1 year Bible plan on YouVersion. It's an excellent plan by Randy Friesen that takes a few chapters from the OT and one chapter from the NT each day, and includes a little devotional and prayer on top of the Bible readings. It's a good one if you don't currently have a Bible reading schedule.

I want to share with you all the devotional from a few days ago that really spoke to me. Hope it blesses you too.

Our Inheritance

“The Lord said to Moses, ‘The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.’” (Numbers 26:52)

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor 13:13)

Just as Israel received an inheritance in the land promised to them, so also we have received an inheritance in the kingdom of God. We possess that inheritance by faith, first for salvation and then for everything that God calls us to do and to be. We possess our inheritance by faith expressed in risk-taking obedience. The fullness of our inheritance will only be experienced in heaven; like Moses, we can see that reward at a distance. However, it is this hope of eternal union and unbroken relationship with God Almighty that strengthens our faith. As we possess our inheritance by faith, we receive and live in the love of God. This love is what we respond to at salvation. This love marks us as citizens of God’s kingdom and fellow heirs with Christ. Love transforms all we do and all we are into worship of our loving God. We possess our inheritance in God’s kingdom through faith, hope and love.

Lord Jesus, you are my inheritance and your Spirit is the deposit that guarantees what is to come. Thank you.

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