Key Verse: Verse 111 - “Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.”
“Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.” A heritage is something we inherit. The most priceless heritage we have is the Bible. Nothing can compare to it down here. The Bible, however, is like some other inheritances people receive – it yields its treasures only under certain conditions.
A man owned a vineyard, and his sons believed their father to be very wealthy. Since he was secretive about it, they could not be sure, but they hoped to inherit a fortune when he died. On his deathbed he told his sons that the secret of his wealth was to be found in the vineyard. The boys immediately began to dig, hoping to find the treasure they believed to be hidden under the vines. They toiled for months, being careful not to damage the vines. In the course of time they dug over every inch of the vineyard and discovered nothing. But that fall their vineyard produced the finest crop of grapes on record. Then they realized what their wise old father had done. He had forced them to stop loafing around and instead to cultivate the vineyard. The secret of his wealth was the vines which, properly cared for, would keep them rich.
Our heritage, too, is priceless but it will not yield its wealth to us without work. When we work at it, the Bible never fails to yield its riches to our souls.
What to do:
✞Put the Word of God to work in your life, and it will rejoice your soul.
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