Posted by: Bill Hornbeck | May 29, 2023

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD.”

Today’s devotion comes from Numbers 18:8-20.  Here is a link to this Scripture – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2018&version=NASB1995

I quote only the following verses.

“Then the LORD spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have given you charge of My offerings, even all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual allotment.  This shall be yours from the most holy gifts reserved from the fire;  every offering of theirs, even every grain offering and every sin offering and every guilt offering, which they shall render to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.  As the most holy gifts you shall eat it;  every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.  This also is yours, the offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel;  I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a perpetual allotment.  Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.  All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.  …   All the offerings of the holy gifts, which the sons of Israel offer to the LORD, I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment.  It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the LORD to you and your descendants with you.”  Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land nor own any portion among them;  I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons of Israel.”  Numbers 18:8-12 and 19-20.

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“5 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You support my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

7 I will bless the LORD who has counseled me;
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.
8 I have set the LORD continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.
10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
11 You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalm 16:5-11.

“25 Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.” Psalm 73:25-28.

“24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I have hope in Him.”
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,
To the person who seeks Him.
26 It is good that he waits silently
For the salvation of the LORD.”
Lamentations 3:24-26.


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