Hello, heiress of God!
Today, I want to share with you what the Lord has spoken to me upon reading Joshua chapter 13 in the Bible this week.
This particular chapter in Joshua talks about the dividing of the promised land to the tribes of Israel. Every tribe was given a piece of land according to what the Lord instructed. Imagine having an entire land for an inheritance!
Everything was divided accordingly until I reached verse 14.
“Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance…”
I immediately got stuck in that verse as I thought about it more. A lot of questions entered my mind. Why did the tribe of Levi receive nothing? Did their fathers disobey the Lord in some way that resulted to them not having a land in the promised land? Is this a blessing or a curse? But because the Bible is the Perfect Book, it speaks for itself and it explains itself, let’s look at the continuation of the verse for the answer.
“… the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.”
Then I read some more, until I reached the last verse of this chapter, verse 33.
“But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.”
Wow. What a privilege and an honor to have the LORD God of Israel for an inheritance!
What does this mean, though? You may ask.
As I have learned in church and Sunday School, God chooses Israel’s priests exclusively from the tribe of Levi. I believe, in this simple verse, the Lord reminded me that there is no greater inheritance than the Lord Jesus Christ.
For those who have not received Christ yet as their Lord and personal Savior, one way to put this is the fact that you could gain the whole world if you can, but if you do not have Jesus Christ in your life, you have nothing and you are nothing.
Or you may be like me.
A planner, a dreamer… I had hoped for so many things in life before, career-wise. I had once hoped, for a loooong time, to be in the writing industry. I wanted to be in the media, work a job that would require researches, travel, write ups, meetings, etc… and nothing wrong with all of that! As long as that is what the Lord has called you to do, you are in the right track. But for me, the Lord had a different plan. I believe my calling is to be in the ministry full-time. Currently, I am employed as one of the church’s secretaries. By God’s grace, I am involved in Sunday School and other different ministries of our church. And though no workplace is ever perfect, I love where I am now and I am happy with what the Lord has given me.
But this has never been an easy journey.
There would still be times when I would find myself looking at the pictures of my former college batchmates who are now working in different newspaper and TV company, and I would wonder, “What if I were in their position?”
Thankfully, the Lord would always snap me back to reality and would speak to me through His word every time He sees me struggling.
Today, you may be struggling with the same thing. Maybe you have been in the ministry long enough and may start to feel weary. Or you are facing a fork in the road and do not know which path to take.
I do not know where the Lord is calling or leading you today… however, as cliche as it may sound, i do know this: Wherever He leads you, whatever He has called you to do, that is your inheritance. And that is the greatest inheritance you will ever receive.
So heiress of God, straighten your crown and keep walking with the King. ♥
Heiress of God 