When God Is Our Greatest Possession…

It is not until we realize God’s presence is our greatest gift and joy, and act on it, that God’s will and purpose is fulfilled on this earth. When God becomes our greatest possession, life changes. We see from His perspective. We are freed from Satan’s ploy to steal our attention and distract us. And all the wants, anxieties, worries, and ambitious pursuits lose their appeal. When we realize God will provide for our every need (not all of our wants), we are freed to pursue the things that bring us real joy, real peace, and real purpose. His presence is our good. Just like the Levites not being given any land because God would be their possession, so we are to surrender our wants and desires to Him, pursuing Him daily, learning that what we possess as believers is our greatest possession. When God becomes our greatest possession, we fulfill His will in our lives. And we experience what He planned for us all along, since the beginning. True Salvation guarantees Heaven to us, but also brings a little bit of of its paradise and plants it in our hearts. When God is our greatest possession, we will be effective witnesses for Him every where we go. Isn’t that God’s will for our lives? Won’t that bring Him glory? And won’t that give us exactly what God planned for us since our birth, our significance? It’s the secret of life. As Augustine once said, “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.”

20 And the Lord said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment. 21 As for the tribe of Levi, your relatives, I will compensate them for their service in the Tabernacle. Instead of an allotment of land, I will give them the tithes from the entire land of Israel. Numbers 18:20-21