Double Portion

I have been blessed way more than I deserve. I am doing my best to live in a season of gratitude due in large part to my awareness of how blessed I am. I feel the Lord’s Presence in me and on me through His Holy Spirit. I want to honor His Presence in me with my choices and decisions today and EVERY day.

This simple little chapter that I read this morning reminded me of the blessing of God upon Joseph as his journey with the Lord went from favored son, to slavery, to prison, to second in command of Egypt. He followed the Lord and God honored Joseph for sure. His two sons, Ephraim & Manasseh, received a blessing from the patriarch, Jacob. They also received an inheritance of land. Check this out….

⁹ In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages in the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim. ¹⁰ They did not drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, however, so the people of Gezer live as slaves among the people of Ephraim to this day. (Joshua 16:9-10 NLT)

Joseph was the only son, who’s sons received their own inheritance of land. I think this inheritance was a result of Joseph’s faithful journey with the Lord. I really want my children and my children’s children to have a personal and deep-rooted relationship with the Lord as they walk through life. My relationship with God changes how I see everything and everyone. I want to hear from the Lord, “well-done good and faithful servant”.  I want my inheritance with the Lord to be handed down for generations and generations to come. I want my family to receive a double portion of blessing as a result of my obedience and faithfulness to the Lord.

Pressing On!

Dwayne