One

He chose our inheritance for us.                         

Psalm 47:4 NIV

Abraham was a seeker of God. His heart knew the truth of the one God and he sought to know that one God diligently.

Psalm 47 paints a picture of the results of one man’s faith – a whole nation reaped the benefits of God’s blessing. Psalm 46:4 calls it a delightful inheritance. 1 Peter 1:4 says that inheritance will never perish, spoil, or fade. The generations following were benefactors of Abraham’s relationship with God. They did not receive God’s favor because of their own merit, no, they were recipients of God’s grace and mercy because they were related to Abraham.

How are we kin to Abraham? Galatians 3:26-29 says we’re heirs to the promises he received, because of faith. Romans 11:17-24 uses the imagery of a branch grafted into a tree that receives nourishment from the roots. We are grafted into the family of God.

You, too, impact a whole generation who benefit from your relationship with God. When you are a faithful servant and steadfast in following the Lord, it encourages the faith of others. When you model, mentor, and mold a life of dedication to the Father, your legacy continues.

Will you be the one?

Exercise:

Read Psalm 47 and the following verses:

Model

Why don’t you have to be perfect in your own power? 1 Peter 5:10; Psalm 18:32

What is one purpose for persevering through difficulty? 2 Timothy 2:10

Who benefits from our trials? 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Mentor

Who do we teach? Why? Deuteronomy 4:9-10

What do we teach? Titus 2

How are we to teach? Titus 3:2

Mold

How do “we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience?” 2 Corinthians 4:2 NIV

What causes thanksgiving to overflow? 2 Corinthians 4:15

How do you mold a life? 1 Thessalonians 5:11

What will your life model? Who will you mentor? How will you mold another’s faith and the pursuit of grace?

Writers have the unique opportunity to visit the living rooms of countless readers while they peruse a magazine or ingest the words of a book.

We share a message of hope with a dying world, hungry for truth and justice. Whether we use fiction or nonfiction is not the issue. The importance is in the message and the clarity of presentation. Will you be the one to share the news of our glorious inheritance in Christ?

How will your writing model, mentor, and mold?

Sally Ferguson Bio

Over 140 of Sally Ferguson’s devotionals have been published in Pathways to God (Warner Press). She’s also written for Light From The Word, Chautauqua Mirror, Just Between Us, Adult Span Curriculum, Thriving Family, Upgrade with Dawn and ezinearticles.com. Prose Contest Winner at 2017 Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference.

Sally loves organizing retreats and seeing relationships blossom in time away from the daily routine. Her ebook, How to Plan a Women’s Retreat is available on Amazon.

Sally Ferguson lives in the beautiful countryside of Jamestown, NY with her husband and her dad.

Visit Sally’s blog at sallyferguson.net