Today’s Devotion
Topic: The Best Portion!
Text: Psalm 16: 5- 6
5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. 6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Amen
As humans, it is only natural for us to desire the best portion of anything. Incidentally, the world we live in has many things to offer us; most of which are temporal, fleeting and empty. Daily, we have to choose between things which are good, better or best for us.
By the time the Psalmist was writing today’s passage, he had come to the realization that whoever has God as his portion will have his lot in this world totally secured beyond the reach of the devourer. This assurance is echoed in Psalm 73: 25- 26… “whom have I in heaven but You, and the earth has nothing I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
To have God as your portion is to choose Him over and above every other thing this world has to offer; to place His will first in all your decisions and actions. It is then that you will have a delightful inheritance and the boundary lines will fall for you in pleasant places. You shall be so adequately provided for that you would not need to strive with others.
Begin to pray! Ask that the eyes of your understanding be opened to the rich inheritance you have through Christ Jesus. That way, you will stop competing with the world for the “temporal”; knowing that you own all things good and eternal by virtue of your adoption into God’s household as his heir.
Today marks the last day of the fifth month and we do not take God for granted; the joy, peace, healing, deliverance, inheritance, provision and protection. Why should anyone let an opportunity to encounter Jesus slip by? It is always better to spend a day in His house than a thousand elsewhere. Don’t be undecided anymore, excuses never help.
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