The Heritage of Strength...

I am convinced that most Christians don’t realize the strength that resides in them. We have spent so much time looking to our personalities, knowledge and learned skill’s that we vaguely realize there is another source of strength altogether…
“You’re a lion’s cub, Judah, home fresh from the kill, my son. Look at him, crouching like a lion, king of beasts; who dares mess with him? The scepter shall not leave Judah; he’ll keep a firm grip on the command staff until the ultimate ruler comes…” ~ Gen. 49:9-10
Jacob was now seemingly hours from his death. He called together all 12 of his sons to give them their final blessing. Looking back at Jacob’s words from what actually happened in their lives I would have to say this was more prophecy than blessing. His words came true with amazing accuracy in all of their futures. I take special interest in the blessing he gave to his 4th son, Judah. He spoke into him a strength that was comparable to a lion. He pressed the blessing further by saying that Judah’s kind of strength would be a dominant strength, the kind no one could overcome. He then gave the first prophecy’s about Christ by saying an ‘ultimate ruler’ would come from Judah. Other scripture picked up on this title and referred to the Lord as, ‘Lion of Judah’(Hos. 5:14; Rev. 5:5). Here’s my grand point; when we invite Jesus to live in lives, we are inviting His ‘lion-like’ nature to actually reside in our very person. That’s a huge source of inner power! Think of THE HERITAGE OF STRENGTH that is ours to express! ~verlon