OUR INHERITANCE(1)

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TEXT:Genesis 15:1

 *....Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.* 

 *Knowing your final destination is more important than just embarking on a journey.* 

 *A Pilgrim without a map and a compass may easily settle anywhere and calls it his final destination.* 

At the beginning, God told Abram to leave his country, kindred, and his father's house, and get into unto a land that the Lord will show him; It is possible Abraham would have been thinking of himself as a king with a domain(Genesis 12:1). Little did he know that God was calling him not to inherit physical land only but God Himself.

In Gen 15, God began to introduce Himself as the inheritance of Abram. God told Abram in a vision:

 *"...Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward"* 

This statement was issued to Abram after he just conquered mighty kings just for the sake of one man (his cousin)- Lot. 

After Abram conquered many mighty kings, he himself has been slain by another 'king'- Fear of childlessness. So, *you may be conquering wars without and still be conquered by war within- FEAR* 

God was trying to establish Abram in two major lessons about his delay in child bearing:

First lesson;

 *Nothing and No one must be your reward and Inheritance but God. You are called to inherit God.* 

 *It is only wisdom for you to seek God as your inheritance, for no one can truly inherit anything in this present world.* 

For when you die, you cannot take anything with you. But if you expend your life on earth in pleasing God, you will eternally dwell with Him and He will forever be your God.

Secondly

 *Children are not your heritage but God's. They belong to God and you are simply a caretaker.* psalm 127:3

Abram"s fear was expressed in Genesis 15:2 

 _And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?_ 

This is the fear in the heart of many waiting parents today. I must tell you that God knows and understands this fear. This fear is stronger in Abram than all the deadly kings he conquered. And so, it is in many waiting on God for one thing or the other.

Get a word from God today and you will rediscover your destination. *God's word is your most valuable Map and Compass to reaching your final destination-God.*

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1 Pray for all waiting parents that God will give them a fresh word that will conquer the king- Fear of childlessness.


Bible Reading : Mathew 7:15-20.


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