TOPIC:
YOU HAVE AN INHERITANCE
KEY
VERSE: Joshua 19:16
This is the inheritance of the
children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their
villages.
TEXT:
Joshua 19:10-16
10. And the third lot came up
for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their
inheritance was unto Sarid;
11. And their border went up
toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the
river that is before Jokneam;
12. And turned from Sarid
eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth
out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
13. And from thence passeth on
along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to
Remmonmethoar to Neah;
14. And the border compasseth
it on the north side to Hannathon; and the outgoings thereof are in the valley
of Jiphthahel;
15. And Kattath, and Nahallal,
and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages.
16. This is the inheritance of
the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their
villages.
MESSAGE:
In
the United States, a Michigan factory worker, earning less than ten thousand
dollars a year was an unknown heir to a billionaire. When located by an
investigator some years after his benefactor’s death, the worker explained that
he had neither returned home nor kept in touch with his family for 24 years.
The investigator who located him found out that there was about 40 billion
dollars lying unclaimed as his inheritance.
Our
passage today highlights the inheritance of the children of Zebulun. The verses
particularly spell out the borders of their territories and clearly demarcating
it from others. The border of their territories from Sarid went up toward the
sea. It passed through several cities and villages before reaching down to
Bethlehem. In all, twelve cities with their villages were allotted to the tribe
of Zebulun, Jacob’s tenth child and Leah’s last born. That their father was the
last born did not deprive them of their inheritance in the Promised Land. Their
territories were clearly mapped out with the borders expressly stated.
In
the same way, as believers, our inheritance is the sum total of all that the
Lord has promised us. Besides, He has gone to prepare a place for us. He said,
“I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may
be also”. We have been redeemed from the works of darkness and the old life of
sin, and are set apart unto God and must, therefore, possess our possession in
Him. To claim our inheritance, we must live a holy and righteous life.
Scriptural
boundaries must not be trespassed in the course of our daily living. Our
actions and reactions, from time to time, must be based on scriptural premises.
We must remain grateful to God for giving us an inheritance and make sure we
get the best of its available blessings.
THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY: Know your heritage and make the best of it.
THE
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 5-8
Daily Manna is the daily devotional of the Deeper
Christian Life Bible Ministry (DCLM) by Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
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