SACRIFICE TO POSSESS
Genesis 23

In life, there is no possession, without sacrifice. This is to say that, behind every gained possession, there is a reasonable sacrifice invested. Sacrifice might happen in different ways, but sacrifice is inevitable before rightfully possessing. Moses was speaking to the children of Israel when he said, “Therefore you shall keep every commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land which you cross over to possess.” (Deuteronomy 11:8) God promised the children of Israel a possession, but it would not happen until they had invested a required sacrifice. Keeping the commandments would give strength to go forward to possess that had been given unto them. Sacrifice is costly, and could be in different forms. Obeying the commandment is a sacrifice because it will take man out of his way to God’s. Sacrifice could also be paying hard earned money before having any possessions. After Sarah’s death, Abraham needed land to bury Sarah. Abraham requested a land from the sons of Heth to bury his wife. The sons of Heth responded to Abraham, “Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead.” (Genesis 23:6) Both the sons of Heth, and Abraham, went back and forth offering the land for free while Abraham insisted on paying for the land as a sacrifice. After Abraham consistently refused to take the land for free, by asking for the price to be paid, he eventually got a quoted price for the land to bury his wife. Genesis 23:17-18, “So the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.”” The land did not become Abraham’s possession until he paid a reasonable sacrifice (price). 1 Corinthians 16:9 “For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” Possessing from your great and effective door begin to contend in battle with every adversary. The Lord is on your side and you shall possess your possessions.
Prayer for today: Enable me O Lord to be able to deliver a reasonable sacrifice that will grant me the grace to possess all of my possessions, in Jesus’ name. Amen.