Inheritance

Genesis 12-14; Luke 5 

“So Abram said to Lot, ‘Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me…for we are brothers.’…The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, ‘Lift up your eyes…All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever.’”

Genesis 13:8, 14, 15

When we quarrel and fight with our brothers for our inheritance, whether in families, ministries, or the community, we have put our eyes on the wrong thing. When our focus is on the Lord, we discover that he is our inheritance. Abram graciously offered his nephew Lot the pick of the land, and then discovered God had graciously given him all the land that he could see. To the east of Shechem is a mountain with views of the Jordan River valley and the central range of Israel. We need to elevate our perspective to see this world and our lives from God’s perspective and not our own. The only way we can do that is to spend time in his presence, and then invite him to open our eyes of faith to see from his perspective rather than our narrow self-interest.

Where are we looking for our inheritance?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for inviting me to join your mission to see nations as our inheritance, for your glory.”