Numbers 33 - instructions for Inheritance

A will is used in our times to distribute the things left after we pass, but if those who inherit are not prepared for managing the wealth, it will likely pass to strangers quite quickly. As we leave an inheritance it is wise to prepare those who receive to manage according to good wisdom we have attained. 

When God was about to open the door to the promised land for Israel, he first reminded them of where they had come from. For 40 years He sustained them in the desert, so looking back on their travels they could see God's grace, but also His judgment. Before they enter Canaan, God warns the people not just to stay away from the idols of the land, but they must utterly destroy them as a symbol to the people that there is no one worthy of worship apart from Jehovah. 

If we belong to God, no other loyalties can remain higher. We must subjugate all other relationships. We must also not just turn from sinful acts but we must actively remove their presence in our lives. Far too many of us Christians live according to the practices of the world and are frustrated that God is not more visible in our lives. We pray fruitless prayers because we tolerate an ungodly lifestyle. 

God said, "If you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides.  They will give you trouble in the land where you live. And then I will do to you what I plan to do to them." Num. 33:55-56. God calls us to guard our loyalties and to stay holy by cultivating holy relationships. Satan will seek every opportunity to hinder our relationship with God using the loyalties to idols and to relationships to destroy us. 

Dear Christian, we must actively pursue righteous living. While we cannot do it without God's power, we also cannot do it with a divided heart. 

May God richly bless you as you seek Him and as you serve Him.