Possess Your Possessions

“But upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.” (Obadiah 1:17)

In surrounding verses Obadiah is prophesying the judgment of God upon Edom for their part in the taking of Judah by the Babylonians. Judah would once again possess their possessions when they would return from exile.

Just as God had given possessions to Judah, just so He has given possessions to us when we accepted Christ as our Savior.  We are too often like the stow-away on board an ocean liner, eating out of garbage cans and hiding in dark corners of the lower decks.  He had a first class ticket that entitled him to eat at the captain’s table and occupy one of the finest state rooms.

We Christians have a first class ticket to heaven. While we are making our voyage to the other side, our ticket entitles us to dine with the Captain of our salvation, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. You will enjoy your trip to heaven much more if you will possess your possessions and stop living like a stow-away.  Come, sit at His table and talk things over with Him.