Moving from Test to Testimony; Perseverance in our Inheritance

Genesis 25-26; Psalms 6; Luke 10 

“Now there was a famine in the land…The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands…’”

Genesis 26:1-3

To possess our inheritance in the kingdom of God we, too, must go through many tests. Isaac was tempted to run to Egypt rather than stay in Canaan during a famine. In deciding to stay in Canaan he had to endure the jealousy, quarreling, and hostility of the Philistines. Isaac endured opposition and persevered by faith so he could possess the promises, provision, and place the Lord was giving him and his descendants. Isaac dug out the wells of Abraham that the Philistines in their jealousy had filled in.

What wells of salvation have we been called to dig out, restore, renew, or rebuild from our spiritual heritage (Isaiah 12)?

Isaac kept persevering and digging until he found both water and room, ‘Rehoboth.’

In what way is the Lord calling us to persevere in his call and inheritance in our lives?

“Lord Jesus, I will persevere in your call, with your grace and provision, for your glory.”