This is Not My Permanent Home

Numbers 34:13-15 - Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has ordered that it be given to the nine and a half tribes, because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance east of the Jordan across from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

Before they crossed over to take the land God had promised them….Moses was told to explain that all of them would receive a portion of it as an inheritance. Just as the 2 ½ tribes had been granted a portion of land on the east side of the river Jordan…they would receive a portion of the land on the other side. It was a gift from God….that every one of his children would share a portion of.

Baker’s Evangelistic Dictionary puts it this way… “ In the theological sense, to inherit means to "receive an irrevocable gift" with an emphasis on the special relationship between the benefactor and the recipients. Unlike legal inheritance, the benefactor, God, does not die, yet he provides material and spiritual blessings for his people.”

What a great reminder of the inheritance God has promised all believers.  Our inheritance is not earthly…but Heavenly.  Titus 3:7 says… “ That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Like the criminal next to Christ… that was saved by God’s grace and the blood his son shed on the cross…Jesus prepares a place in Heaven for all who believe in him.

It is also a reminder that this earth is not my permanent home.  I am here but for a moment….only to complete God’s will…whatever he reveals that to be. When I cross over into the heavenly realm...all will be revealed…all will be made clear.  I will have no more questions.

Father…thank you for the reminder that I am your heir. Thank you in advance for the home you are preparing for me in Heaven.  Forgive me for the times that I take this gift from you for granted.  Help me to be a more diligent worker for you in the time you have assigned to me on earth.  Amen.