Good morning, Lord Jesus. I love You, Lord—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and I thank You for loving me. …
“When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the fruit of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for His name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘Today, I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into a land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us” (Deuteronomy 26:1-3).
Every morning when I wake up to breathe the fresh air of a new day, I’ve entered into the inheritance You’ve given me to possess. Every evening when I look up at the stars and lay down to sleep in security and peace, I’ve entered into the inheritance You’ve given me to possess. Let me never take it for granted. And even in the mornings when it seems the air is not so fresh and in the evenings when it seems there’s not so much peace, let me remember that You are with me, at work within me and at work for me to keep entering into my inheritance. And to be ready to help others enter into their inheritance as well.
Under the New Covenant, fulfilled in Christ, You are my Priest and I am the place You have chosen as a dwelling for Your name. All that I am and all that I have belong to You. Every good thing that You accomplish through my life is the fruit of the ground and the harvest from the land. The basket from the abundance I gather and offer to You as my “tithe” is the thanksgiving in my heart with the praises of my mouth that You are the Source of every good thing in my life (v. 26:12).
My tithes are not offerings to that which is lifeless, fruitless, or “dead” but to the One in Whom I live and move and have my being (v. 26:14). This is my “sacred portion”—my part You give me to give back to You, out of the overflow of Your blessings (v. 26:13). And out of my offerings of my heart, my time, my money, and all that I am, You take it and multiply with the offerings of Your children to provide for the ministries of Your Kingdom to the lives You touch—to “the Levites, the aliens, the orphans, and the widows” (v. 26:13). With thanksgiving and praise that You accept our offerings and use our lives to fulfill Your will, we “celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord (our) God has given to (us) and to (our) house” (v. 26:11). Now, O Lord, “Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel (and all who also now join in the inheritance of all the blessings of Abraham through the New Covenant in Christ) and the ground that You have given us, as You swore to our ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey” (v. 26:15; Galatians 3:14). In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
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