Sat.’s Devo - Our Inheritance

Read: Numbers 26:52-28:15; Luke 3:1-22; Psalm 61:1-8; Proverbs 11:16-17
I forget that Moses was a Levite. His father’s name was Amram which means “high people”. His mother’s name was Jochebed which means “Jehovah-glorified”. These are descriptions of the Levites. They were people that God chose to lift up above the people as teachers and leaders that would glorify Him.
The daughters of Zelophehad came to present their cause before Moses. Their father had died in the wilderness and had no sons so they didn’t want their father’s inheritance to be lost. God told him to give them their father’s inheritance. This should be an encouragement to all the single and divorced women. God has an inheritance for you.
Then, God told Moses to go up on mount Abarim and look at the land that God had promised to give the children of Israel. Moses would be able to see the promise from afar and get a glimpse of what he had worked for over 40 years to accomplish. His posterity would take his mantle and continue his destiny on the other side of the Jordan. Once he saw it, God would gather him to his people as he did Aaron. That means that he would meet his ancestors in Sheol.
This is how God works in families. Each family has a destiny and a purpose that they are to carry forth. Their span of life is their baton that they carry to mark their part of the race. It will continue until Jesus comes back.
In Luke, we see all the players in place. The political leaders were Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate, Herod, and Philip (Herod’s brother). The high priests were Annas and Caiaphas. God’s prophet was John the Baptist. All through the ages the prophets were usually not popular with the political or religious leaders so they had to live in the deserts and the hills. They would make calls to the cities only on assignment from God. Jerusalem was responsible for killing many of the prophets so it is no wonder that they killed John the Baptist also.
Another thing about prophets… they were bold and fearless. John hit the scene screaming, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath!” That explains their lack of popularity with the religious leaders. John the Baptist and Jesus only spoke offensively to the religious leaders because they were responsible for the people’s spiritual awareness and they had failed miserably and used their office to benefit only themselves. John addressed sin because he came to preach repentance from sin. He was paving the way for Jesus to bring the salvation that comes after repentance.
Lord, our inheritance is in You. You are our shelter and our strong tower from the enemy. Hide us in your tabernacle. Thank you for our heritage. Preserve us in your mercy and truth.