Contending For A Rich Inheritance

Through the blood of the Lamb we overcome the devil who desires to steal, kill and destroy any goodly and godly inheritance we gain through the death and resurrection of Christ.

For every battle we overcome, the borders of our heart expand thus increasing His inheritance much like Israel who dispossessed the enemies in the Promised Land. In turn, the fruit of our victories is to be invested for those who will come after us.

Proverbs 13:2 says “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.”

A wonderful example of this Scripture of laying up a good inheritance for a future generation is found in Numbers 27:7-8 and in Numbers 36. We read of five daughters securing an inheritance in the Promise Land long before entering it.

In these passages, we learn some valuable lessons from how they contended for their rightful inheritance.

1. We learn to contend not be contentious for our inheritance – the daughters asserted their father died in his own sin and was not part of the rebellion of Korah.

2. We learn that marital and social standing was not going to be a hindrance in obtaining the promise of a goodly and godly heritage. These were single women who had no brothers or husbands to secure their inheritance.

3. We learn these women honored the law and did not refute it but rather stated their case in a non-confrontational way – they stated the facts, not their opinion. One irrefutable fact was they carried their father’s blood in them (they were his daughters after all) and it should be enough to secure them a heritage – regardless to their social status without brothers, husbands or sons.

4. We learn they were willing to abide by the restriction to marry within the same tribe (Numbers 36)

5. We learn that even in the Promise Land they had to once again assert their claim to Joshua (Joshua 17:4-5).

Our inheritance is not material or some other natural substance, but rather it is in the person of Jesus Christ.

Apostle Paul says in Philippians 3:12, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus (italics mine).”

The word in original for “apprehended” is to seize tight hold of, arrest, catch and capture. As much as we desire to possess the inheritance of Christ in our lives, the Lord wants to possess us as His own precious possession, His treasure (I Peter 2:9). God desires to have God possessed men and women!

Let us remember the Scripture in I Corinthians 6:19-20. We are not our own we have been bought at a price!