Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. Genesis 37:1
Two generations later, after many years of fleeing from family, Jacob started dwelling in the land of Canaan. Jacob was the third generation, and he was still only dwelling in the land of Canaan. He and his family had not possessed the land yet.
What are we going to do when we get to our destination? The first three generations, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob did not possess the land; they just occupied it. Isn’t that what we do with our faith sometimes? We can declare God’s promises in our lives, quote scriptures, look confident, minister to others, but we still don’t possess those promises. We are just dwelling in the tents. We haven’t made it our permanent home yet.
If we continually question our value in the kingdom, we are just dwelling in God’s truth; we don’t have possession of it yet. It’s as if we’re a guest in our father’s house; we don’t believe we belong there. We’re uncertain of our inheritance . We’re fearful somebody else may take it away from us because we don’t believe we possess it.
The believers and unbelievers are looking for people who truly have possession of what they declare. The world lives in the tents of insecurity and uncertainty. If we are going to be people who are seen as believable and authentic, we must come to possession of God’s promises. It will not just be our words or our actions that will indicate our possession, but an internal heart attitude that will be seen in our aura and how we live and interact with others.
Lord, help us to have a confidence in Christ that is not easily shaken. We want to be solid and secure people. We don’t want to continually question our value in the kingdom or keep performing out of fear of feeling inferior. Lord, guard our hearts in times of disappointments. We don’t want to get bitter but better. Instead of questioning your love, we want to press into your love even more. We want to see with eyes of faith even when our natural eyes see something completely opposite. We want to have the courage to love people in the midst of disappointment not because they deserve it, but because you deserve our undivided devotion. We need your grace Lord! In Jesus’ name. Amen.