“I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” (Lamentations 3:24 NLT).
The prophet Jeremiah cried out to God for the fallen city of Jerusalem, and for his own homelessness and suffering. Yet, in the midst of this sorrowful lament, Jeremiah looked to God for his inheritance. Rather than look to worldly things, he looked to the Lord Himself as his reward. Jeremiah’s hope was in God.
We can know this hope. And we can know it with even better understanding because of Christ. As the apostle Paul wrote, “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” (Rom.8:32). Our portion, our inheritance, is the Lord Himself!
PRAYER: Dear Father, forgive us when we worry about our future or our retirement accounts. For You are our inheritance. We set our hope on You. We are co-heirs with Christ by faith. All that is His is ours, so why should we despair. Our future is secure in Christ. Strengthen us with Your Spirit. In Jesus’ name, amen.