an inheritance

This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 48:29

Ezekiel’s prophetic message ends with big visions. God reveals to the prophet that one day Israel would return to their ancestral homeland. The tribes will be restored in glory to God. A massive new temple will be on display for the worship of their glorious God. The borders of the land of Israel will be expanded to include new territory where His people live in peace. The city of Jerusalem will be beautifully rebuilt by God Himself on a massive, impressive scale and renamed “The LORD is there.” Every part of Israeli life will be about the glory of God.

And all of this is going to happen because God is a covenant keeping God Who fulfills His promises to His people. His Word is true, so I look to this future glory with anticipation knowing I will see God do these marvelous things. The world will know God’s glory in these events.

And these promises are glimpses into God’s love for His people. They are pictures of the deeper love and deeper covenant God made by sending His Son as the Savior of the world. In Christ there is the greatest glory. He is restoring our lives as we believe and follow Him. He is making His glory known in the temple of my life. He is mine forever! Jesus is my inheritance with God among the saints for all eternity!