Fri.’s Devo - Taking Their Inheritance

Read: Joshua 15:1-63; Luke 18:18-43; Psalm 86:1-17; Proverbs 13:9-10 Joshua did what God told him to do and divided the land, giving the largest tribe the largest amount of land. The first allotment went to Judah. Its boundaries and every city given to Judah was described and listed. *** This was Caleb’s tribe and he had asked for the land he scouted out 40 years before. It included the city where Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were buried which was Kiriath-Arba. It was now occupied by the Anaks who were giants. Caleb took out three of them, then went on to the city of Debir. He offered his daughter, Achsah, in marriage to whoever led the charge and captured the city of Debir. Caleb’s nephew, Othniel captured the city and got a wife for a reward. She asked Caleb for the land of the Negeb with its spring for a wedding present. Caleb granted her request and gave her the upper and lower springs. *** The land given to Judah included 112 cities and many towns and villages. They drove out all the enemies from their land except the Jebusites from Jerusalem. *** In Luke, a ruler came to Jesus and called him a “Good” Teacher. Then he asked him what he must do to receive eternal life. So, Jesus told him to follow the commandments and named a few. The man did all that, so Jesus then dealt with his heart which was really how a person receives eternal life. He told the man to sell all he had and give it to the poor and follow him. *** The man became very sad because he was very wealthy and couldn’t do what Jesus asked. Jesus explained that it was hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. But, he added that with God anything was possible. What he was saying was, without the Lord, it would be hard for a wealthy man to understand losing it all for something he could’t see. *** Then he told his disciples that anyone who does give up everything for the sake of the kingdom will receive many times more in this time and eternal life in the age to come. *** Jesus warned his disciples that they were coming to Jerusalem where the Son of Man would be delivered over to the Gentiles and abused to death. But, he would rise on the third day. They could not understand what he was saying because God hid it from them. *** As they neared Jericho, they passed a blind man who was sitting beside the road begging. When he learned that Jesus was coming, he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” This man was announcing his arrival and who he was. He may have been physically blind, but he was seeing perfectly, spiritually. Jesus told him to be silent and when he refused, Jesus had him brought to him and asked him what he wanted. He wanted to see again, so Jesus told him his faith had made him well, and he could see. The people gave glory to God. *** Caleb, Othniel, Achsah and the blind man all knew what they wanted and got it. *** Lord, may we be spiritually awake and able to see what you are doing in our day, like this blind man saw in his day. May we see our inheritance and receive it. May our faith lead us to victory.