The LORD is our Inheritance

Introduction – Inheritance and resurrection

I: WHAT IS OUR INHERITANCE?

A: Inheritance: a possession, a condition, or a trait from a previous generation that is passed on to someone else.

B: David’s Answer (vv. 5-6, cf. Eph. 1:3, Num. 18:20)

II: WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE INHERITANCE?

A: A particular inheritance for a particular people (Eph. 5:5)

B: The description of the beneficiaries (vv. 1-3)

1: They trust God (v. 1)

2: Submit to His Lordship (v. 2)

3: Saints or Holy Ones (v. 3)

III: HOW DO WE RESPOND TO OUR INHERITANCE?

1: Trust God (v. 1)

2: With humility (v. 2)

3: Love the saints (v. 3)

4: Flee from false gods (v. 4)

5: Seek the LORD (vv. 5-8)

6: Cultivate joy (v. 9)

IV: HOW WAS OUR INHERITANCE OBTAINED?

A: The inheritance of the fall – sorrows multiplied (v. 4a, cf. Gen. 3:16)

B: Christ’s Resurrection (vv. 9-10) Your Holy One = ‘Heseedkah’

1: Our resurrection contingent on Christ’s

2: Peter’s exposition – Acts 2:29-33

3: Paul’s expression – Romans 6:5

Conclusion