Something Better

Ezekiel 44:28

"And it shall be unto them for an inheritance:

I am their inheritance: and ye shall give

them no possession in in Israel:

I am their possession." 

       Remember loading your grandchildren in the car, and taking them with you to Walmart?  On the ride there you probably heard them whispering to each other or "yelling" from the back seat what they wanted. So you get to the front door of Walmart, and they start yelling "candy isle, candy isle," however you already had something in mind. So of course you say No "Lets go on to what I need to get." That's when the screaming and crying starts, but little did they know that you were getting them "Something Better."  It’s hard when we don’t get what we want, whether we are 2 or 92! But hopefully, with age, we learn that often when we don’t get what we want, it’s because God has something better in mind. 

      Unlike all the other Israelites, the members of the tribe of Levi, who would serve as the priests, would not be given a portion in the land in Israel. Now, doesn’t that seem unfair? The priests served God more than anyone else. They dedicated their lives to service. And in return, they were the only ones who were not allowed to possess land? One could argue that they should be compensated with a double portion of land!

      However, as the verse explains, the Levites got something even better than land; they received God. On a practical level this meant that the Levites didn’t have to be bogged down with the worries and toil of owning land. They were given places to live and sustenance to live on. This freed them to be completely dedicated to God without concerns of the material world. On a spiritual level, the Levites were given the gift of connecting with God in a deeper way than the rest of the nation. This spiritual connection was one that they would enjoy for all eternity.

      My Friends, when we don’t get what we want, it’s because God has something much better to give us. Often enough, that “something better” is God Himself!!

Amen!!

Reading:(Ezek. 44:28-31)

Ref: (HG SB)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry