Ministering: Prophetess Elizabeth Abiodun (General Overseer, Christ in You Ministry)
Text: 1 Kings 21:1-4.
” 1And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seems good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.” KJV.
From our above Text in 1 Kings 21, Naboth was bold to demand the heritage of his fathers from the King. Do you cherish your heritage in Christ? It is our Heritage in Christ that distinguishes us from the pack. Without His Mercy, Favor, Grace, etc., we are nothing.
Many people’s heritage has been stolen. If your heritage is lost how will you regain it? Lucifer lost his heritage as a Morning Star and became the devil. Revelation 11:12 tells us the devil was cast out of Heaven. If your heritage is lost, no matter your labor, there will be little or nothing to show for it. Adam was the second creature to lose his heritage (Garden of Eden).
As Ambassadors of Christ, We are His Heritage on Earth. Our Divine Heritage is Heaven, we are strangers in this World. You are doomed if you lose Heaven. Don’t allow Christ’s Heritage for you to be lost. Heaven is the heritage the devil is always coming to attempt to steal from us. He succeeded in stealing Adam’s Heritage by depriving him of God’s Presence in Eden; may he not succeed against you in Jesus’ Name. But Christ came to restore our lost heritage in Adam – I have come that they may have Life (not cars and houses per se) and have it abundantly.
The devil uses many tactics to steal our heritage of Heaven; often he uses the love of the world and the things of the world, the lust of the eyes, and pride of life – 1 John 2:15-17. Many have allowed the devil to use a strange man or woman to steal their heritage. Joseph refused to allow the devil to steal his heritage by not succumbing to his temptation.
It’s through Christ’s Resurrection, that our Heritage came back to us, His Believers. Our Lord through His Crucifixion defeated Death and stripped the devil of his power and now He gives us Life through His Gospel.
The devil appears to be succeeding in depriving many of their Heritage in Christ through their sinful lifestyles. Our Greatest Heritage is Heaven. Keep looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith. Heb. 12:2. Though you are in the World, you are not of the world, You were bought with a Prize. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
We are the representative of Christ in the world for people to receive Life. You are the Bible the world is reading and the light God intends to shine in the world, is your life meeting this expectation of His? Joseph, Daniel, Esther, etc. were all lights in a foreign land, they did not defy themselves with the profanities in the land.
In closing, Matthew 16:26 – For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
God Bless You!
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