Psalms 16:5-6 (NIV)
5 LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.
In a direct address to the Lord, the psalmist extolled His blessings. David compared the Lord to a portion allotted to him by inheritance. The Lord was all he needed to satisfy his heart in life. Besides his portion and his cup, the Lord had assigned him a delightful inheritance. The boundary lines... in pleasant places speak of portions of land measured by line and distributed by lot. In other words he compared God’s blessings to the best inheritance a person could receive. The Lord had given him a wonderfully full life.
SO WHAT? (what will I do with what I have read today?)
I read this passage today and the following verses came to my mind and heart;
2 Corinthians 5:6-7 (TLB)
6 Now we look forward with confidence to our heavenly bodies, realizing that every moment we spend in these earthly bodies is time spent away from our eternal home in heaven with Jesus.
7 We know these things are true by believing, not by seeing.
Hebrews 13:13-14 (TLB)
13 So let us go out to him beyond the city walls (that is, outside the interests of this world, being willing to be despised ) to suffer with him there, bearing his shame.
14 For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven.
2 Corinthians 5:1 (TEV)
1 For we know that when this tent we live in—our body here on earth—is torn down, God will have a house in heaven for us to live in, a home he himself has made, which will last forever.
I pray these verses bring you some measure of comfort today. I love you guys. Stay faithful. Stay the course. ENDURE!
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