Numbers 32:19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

Ever considered the relevant meanings within the bible? Leaving Egypt and following God was a division in significance by in parting the Red Sea. That was a symbol of baptism, leaving the slaves life and following God. The parting of the Red Sea, God providing a way where there was no way.

At the Jordan after the army of Israel dedicated their lives to God by sign of the circumcision and as soon as the feet of the priest carrying the Ark of the Covenant touched the water of the Jordan, the water where withheld and they all walked across of dry land. They entered into the promised land and won their inheritance.

In both cases there was the issue of this side and the other side. A life before and a life after.

So what is there to be said in that the tribes of Rueben, Gad and a half of Manasseh chose to take for themselves an inheritance on this side of the Jordan, and not the inheritance which God had prepared for them in the promise?

v6 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.

v19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

Where are we in relationship to that position going with God? What will be the consequences for us if we should choose as Rueben, Gad and Manasseh? Most of us will have already passed thru the baptism. We have yet to pass over into the promise. What does taking our inheritance on this side mean to us?

1 John 2:1-6 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Yesterday I made comments about John’s writings and that I have not always allowed the truth to just speak for itself. Here are John’s words. Plain truth, straight forward, direct, simple.

Is there anything here that is not clear? Does it require further investigation or explanation? Do you just need a different translation?

1 John 2:1-6 The Passion Translation

Christ, Our Answer for Sin

You are my dear children, and I write these things to you so that you won’t sin. But if anyone does sin, we continually have a forgiving Redeemer who is face-to-face with the Father:Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

The New Commandment

Here’s how we can be sure that we’ve truly come to know God: if we keep his commands. If someone claims, “I have come to know God by experience,” yet doesn’t keep God’s commands, he is a phony and the truth finds no place in him. But the love of God will be perfected within the one who obeys God’s Word. We can be sure that we’ve truly come to live in intimacy with God, not just by saying, “I am intimate with God,” but by walking in the footsteps of Jesus.