OUR INHERITANCE

ECCLESIASTES 11:5
"As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand (willingly share) for thou kn0west not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good."



We are unaware of so many things; even how we are made, much less the way of the spirit, which is an eternal entity for each of us. Believers have the Spirit of God joined within our being.
This verse says we do not know the works of God regarding so many things. But, as we grow deeper and deeper into the things of God He reveals His dealings and desires to us; to our spirit, through His Spirit. Spirit to spirit, if you will. It is God who maketh all.



He has made precious promises to those who are His. In Romans 8:17 He says that if we are children, then we are heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if we suffer with Him, so that we may be glorified together. SUFFER? This is part of the package? Yes it is. Each of us, in our own way and bearing our own cross, whatever that may be, will be glorified with Christ as we continue the suffering He bore while in a human body like ours. It was His Spirit that dissapeared into the mountains, on the sea shore, and in the garden, away from the crowd, that cried out to the Father, His Father and ours, for strength, grace, wisdom, endurance and relief from the pain. We must do the same in our hours of trial. We live in the natural, surrounded by material things, and yet we desire and yearn for our spirits to become one with Him. We grow and mature through the process. Nothing that is of God, and this process is, goes to waste. It has great eternal effect.



As Believers in Yeshua we claim to be kings and priests in His Kingdom. Then we get a priests inheritance. As the Children of Israel were given their lands and possessions distributed by God when they entered the Promise Land, the Tribe of Levi's, the Priestly Tribe inherited God! Numbers 18:18 says, " And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I AM THY PART and THINE INHERITANCE among the children of Israel." Is God enough? Do we desire to also have a portion with the others? Are we jealous at their worldly holding and inheritance? This is what it is boiling down to in these last of the last days. Is God enough?



As the markets, pension funds, IRA, and federal, state, and local governments scramble to find money somewhere, anywhere, are we satisfied to know that we are children of the Great King, and that He is ours?



Jeremiah states our lot well in this hour of turmoil. In Chapter 3: 22-26 we can depend upon these verses and promises; " This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD."



Our Father, the LORD, promises that He is our portion; He is our inheritance! It is good to quietly (not easy for me) to wait upon Him. He will withhold no good thing for those who call upon and depend upon Him. He is good!



We have great confidence and promises. Look up! Our redemption is nigh! Like an old war bond from days gone by we are being cashed in! Psalm 16:5 states, as does Romans 8:17 that, " The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup; Thou maintainest my lot."



Can Lehman Brothers, Meryll Lynch, Bank of America, Fannie May or Freddie Mac beat that promise!! HE IS OUR INHERITANCE! What a wonderous thought!

WHO'S SIDE?

King David was a man annointed by God to be King of Israel. While just a young, ruddy shepherd the Prophet Samuel through the Spirit of God picked the least, smallest, youngest son of Jesse to be King in Saul's place.



Years passed. Anyone who has studied the Book of Kings and Chronicles knows the journey David had to pass through before asscending to the throne. It was a long, difficult, uncertain journey from a human perspective; but not from God's. We receive promises as children of our great King who is the Creator of all things in heaven and earth. The human, fleshly side of our being wants delivery of the promise the next day, or shortly thereafter. We want the promise now and lots of it!



If we are students of Scripture, we begin to realize that along with the promises there are roads to be traveled. I believe there are times of immediate, absolute deliverance during times of crisis. I believe in deliverance from sickness if God so wills. I also believe promises we receive as His children that influence our livelihood, our calling, and our effectiveness for His Kingdom are a process; sometimes in short order, but usually long term. We change in ways we do not realize as we allow His Spirit free reign in our lives.



1 Chronicles 12:16-18 has stuck with me this week. I wrote down the verses this past Friday while reading. It says:



" And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. And David went out to meet them, he said, "if ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon and rebuke it." Then the Spirit came upon Amasal, who was chief of the captains, and he said, "Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: Peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers: for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captain of the band."



Men from only two tribes come to David's aid? And this is the annointed King of Israel? Where were the other ten tribes? Being called and annointed of God is not an easy calling. Friends and family seem to thin out the deeper one goes into their calling. At least this is the way I interpret the lessons of Scripture. King David is an excellent example of this concept. As one grows, learns God's ways and dealings, and matures in stature with Him we can expect the road to be a lonely one; but eventually an effective one if we yeild to His workings in our lives.



Things promised seem to be off into the distant future. What was promised seems a far off dream. But underneath the surface spiritual issues, things we cannot perceive in the natural realm, are being dealt with. We have no idea the effects our obediance and prayers have in the eternal, spiritual realm; which, by the way, is the real realm. Our bodies are but clay. They are temporary and will return from which it came. But our actions while in these bodies have eternal consequences.



I have experienced thus far a friend or two along the way who only want to talk of the things of God. Not the Cowboys, not the Yankees, not American Idol, but GOD! The road is a lonesome one if we wish to seperate and not worry about fitting with and going along with the crowd. But like the ones from the Tribe of Benjamin and Judah, the rewards of following the leading of the Spirit of God eventually will reap glory, honor and peace; both here and now, and in eternity.