Genesis 15:1-6
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”
6 And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
Our God wants to give us a great inheritance, only we cannot be afraid to clean up our minds and actions to righteousness. A righteous spirit can only come from our Lord. The things God asks and commands are what leads us into righteousness. We cannot do this on our own. God asks us to not be afraid. He will be our shield. This means as we walk each day trying to please God and not man, we are not to be bothered by their looks, stares, rudeness, and ignorance that will come our way as we seek righteousness and our inheritance. God says in His word to not grow weary in doing good. He's saying our words and deeds to one another must be tested and tried. This is to form resilience and perfect character within us. Do all things without complaining He asks. Be angry but do not sin. Do not compare ourselves among ourselves. God has a litany of things He requires us to train in. He requires us to become righteous human beings that He can be pleased with, and that others can come to respect because of His truth and the love we have for Him. God wants to build true sincere characters out of us so that we will always consider the next human as a brother or sister, reaping great rewards by doing so. However, we first must believe and have faith as Abraham did in the word of God to begin our journey to righteousness. Believe me it is not hard and God's truth will overwhelm you with joy. Look into life's reality and receive your inheritance.
Blessings to all as righteousness releases our inheritance,
Vincent Young, Christian Analyst
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