the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Joshua 18:1-11 ; Joshua 19:49-51
Seven tribes have not yet received their inheritance. So Joshua has the land surveyed and distributes the respective portions of land by drawing lots. Of course God directs the outcome in accordance with His will. There is no such thing as luck and a Christian should never speak of good or bad luck.
In Psalms 16 we hear a person declaring (Christ Himself prior to His earthly life): "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage" (v. 6). Let us strive to discover the beauty and value of all that God has given us in Christ. And let us be thankful (Colossians 3:15). Joshua, a member of the tribe of Ephraim, is an example to his brethren by choosing his inheritance on the mountain which they had spurned (Joshua 17:16). And this portion of land bears a significant name: Timnath-serah meaning ’abundant portion’.
The long lists of cities are a reminder that we "believers of the Gentiles" were "aliens from the commonwealth (literally "city-rights") of Israel" But now "made nigh by the blood of Christ" we have become "fellow-citizens with the saints" (Ephesians 2:12-13; Ephesians 2:19). "Our citizenship (R.V.) is in heaven" (Philippians 3:20). Soon we shall live in the heavenly city.
