You are called “priests of the Lord” because Jesus has cleansed you with His blood and made you kings and priests to God (see Revelation 1:5–6). And as priests of the Lord, God says to you, “You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.” And you will “inherit a double portion in their land.”
This promise came true for a church member who received his double portion while working for one of the top American companies in Singapore. Within a short time, he received two pay increments. And within just two years, he received an unexpected promotion to a senior position in the company. It was unexpected because the norm to qualify for such a promotion in the company was four years.
He was also named the recipient of a privileged stock award worth a five-figure sum, the net value of which was likely to double, judging by the then prevailing bullish stock market. He acknowledged that it was certainly God’s favor because past awardees were a very small number of top management personnel who had made significant contributions to the company. And only an even smaller per cent of their worldwide employees had ever received this prestigious award. He was only the second recipient, besides his boss, in the Singapore office to receive it.
This church member literally inherited a double portion because he put his trust in the Lord and in His Word.
Beloved, believe God when He says that His people will receive a double portion. This double portion includes blessings of favor, fruitfulness, success and health. In fact, the people around you will look at you and your descendants, and acknowledge that you are a people that the Lord has blessed!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Jesus said that He came to give life and life more abundantly. God gave His only Son, Jesus to come to earth as a man to die on the cross to pay the full sin debt that we were responsible for. With His sacrificial (for us) death, He paid the penalty for our sins. The penalty for our sins is death. He paid. But by paying that debt, He reconciled us back to the Father. Now God sees us as the righteousness of Christ. And... because we are righteous in God's eyes... He blesses us immensely here and now. Life here and now is much better because of Jesus. We became the children of God. When children are to inherit the 'goods' of a person, that person must die for the inheritance to kick in. Jesus died and we inherited all that God had in store for His children. Today, thank God for His Son and thank the risen Christ for His sacrifice and death so we could have and enjoy our full inheritance.
