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Your Inheritance #168
Some of the greatest family feuds occur when children squabble over their inheritance. Greed becomes their master! Materialism becomes their king! But the Bible takes a different slant on the subject of the inheritance. When the Promised Land was divided among the people of Israel, the priests were not given plots of land. God said, "They shall have no inheritance among their countrymen; the Lord is their inheritance" (Deuteronomy 18:2). These Old Testament priests are a picture of New Testament Christians. "For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ" (Romans 8:16-17). Yes, the ultimate inheritance is God Himself. And all Christians have been given a down payment on their inheritance, the Holy Spirit. Of Christians it can truly be said, "The Lord is their inheritance."But the people of God have always had a problem with materialism. Many of those Old Testament priests forsook their calling to tend flocks and to buy farmland. And today, most people are concerned with bigger houses and more successful businesses. Are greed and materialism problems in your life? Remember, you can't take it with you! But if you serve God through Jesus Christ, you will "lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:20). The Lord is your inheritance!
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