Psalm 16:6. “The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.” THE LINES. The boundaries of my life were formed in faraway lands; Lines marked out by God in places unknown to me. Yet the benefits gained from my life’s many strands, That until later years, it was impossible to see.
God, in grace and in wisdom, laid out a sovereign plan, His servants in many places, fulfilling the calling He gave; Brought the message of salvation to the many branches of my clan, So, on both sides of my life, many of my ancestors were saved.
The new life He gave them, along with the measure of faith, Gave a set of lines to them, forming boundaries for living. They appreciated God’s truth and the blessing of His grace; They passed on to their children the things they first had been given.
Respect and true reverence for God and His Word, It came naturally to those who had been delivered from sin. They believed that with salvation, we own Jesus as Lord; And we were thankful to God that His love drew us in.
Now, to me, those same lines have fallen in places so pleasant, Giving dimensions to my life and the work that I do. Starting way in the past and leading up to the present; The heritage passed on to me, I would not eschew.
The lines of God’s truth that give life its borders, Don’t change with the times or the years as they pass. A good heritage, too, I want to bequeath to others, So, they will have guidelines to live by that last.
“Father God, who knows each of Thy children by name and personality, I wonder at the blessings of Thy grace to me. Down through many generations, the truth of scripture has guided my ancestors. I wonder if I have failed in passing these on to the generations following me. I know they interpret things somewhat differently, but I see evidence of a true desire for God and Thy ways. Impress upon us, as a family, the “goodly heritage” we have. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”