April 06th, 2022

Inheritance is a word that fills our imagination with possibilities. Scammers love to tell us that a distant relative or a wealthy benefactor has left us a fortune to which we are legally entitled if we only give them our personal information to make the exchange. Receiving something extraordinary just because of who we are and not because of what we’ve done seems too good to be true but remember, “With God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26)”.
 
In Numbers 13, we read that Moses sent twelve men to spy out the land God had promised to give to Israel as an inheritance. While there were giants in Canaan, Joshua and Caleb were the only two spies who brought back a faith-filled report to Moses declaring that God would surely give Israel their inheritance. Forty years later, in Joshua 14, Caleb is now 85 years old and is still believing for the inheritance God promised him. He asked Joshua for Hebron, which means fellowship, and the Bible says it was given to Caleb “Because he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel (v.14)”. When we wholly follow the Lord, one of the benefits we will receive is fellowship with God our Father, and in our secret place with Him, He will sustain us with strength, truth, and joy. 

When the twelve spies went secretly to see the Promise Land, Israel saw that their enemy had already possessed what God had given them. Our enemy will always want to live in our inheritance, but “You and I have an inheritance that the enemy cannot touch.” Just as God drove out Israel’s adversary and gave them the land, God will also go before us and drive out obstacles and circumstances that seem impossible. Don’t give up your inheritance for temporary peace! “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). 
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Throughout the Scriptures, we find that God the Father has given all things to His son, Jesus (Luke 10:22, John 3:35, Matthew 28:18). Jesus has all power and authority, and everything is in submission to Him. Romans 8:29 goes on to say that Jesus is the firstborn among many brothers. Since we are in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), and all things have been given to Him, then friend, all things have been given to us! We have authority and power over our enemy and have obtained an inheritance in Christ Jesus!

So, what is our inheritance? First and foremost, God gives us Eternal Life (John 10:28). When we confess Jesus with our mouths and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead, then we are saved, and sin no longer has power over us (Romans 10:9). God also gives us Divine Authority over the enemy (Luke 10:19) and tells us that “No weapon formed against us shall prosper” (Isaiah 54:17). Divine Healing is the right of every believer, and Mark 16:18 tells us that we will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. While there are many aspects to the inheritance God has promised us, we must never forget that God has given us the nations (Psalm 2:8). More than ever, it is imperative that we tell others about Jesus. We must tell our neighbors, our friends, and those that God puts in our path that there is hope, peace, and life in Jesus! 
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I want to invite you to join Regeneration Nashville, in person or online, as we worship our Savior together and share His Good News around the world! Come be a part of what God is doing and be Renewed, Restored, Revived! Be Regenerated!

Your friend in Christ,
Pastor Jasmine