JOSHUA 14:2 - By lot wast their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.   

The Bible tells us the battle is won, we walk in our Lord's victory, God's promises are for the keeping, BUT there is still work to be done in taking and posessing those promises.  The dividing of the Promised Land in Canaan came by way of casting lots.  The trusted and sure Old Testament practice of God's direction and leading.  Such practice also testified of God's faithfulness as the lots always fell as He had promised and commanded. 

Today, we don't cast lots.  We don't pull out those magic 8 balls,  we don't roll the dice, or set forth fleeces of the flesh before God.  Instead we cast our heart before the Lord Jesus in our trust of God's leading and guiding.  In that trust we devote and submit our lives to our loving and sovreign God.  It is because of this trust, we should accept as Christians whatever lot the Lord God has cast for us.  Whether it be a dessert, or watefall, beach or forest, whatever our lot we must treasure it because it comes from God. 

King David says in Psl. 16:5 - "The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance & of my cup; He maintains my lot ..... & the Apostle Paul says; "for we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Eph. 2:10)

We must take and posess our lots in life.  Our spiritual joy and maturity hinges on it.  And as the wonderful hymn declares;  "whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to know, it is well with my soul." 

In His Grip,

Pastor David

Lk.21:28

Calvary Chapel has been formed as a fellowsip of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our supreme desire is to know Jesus Christ and to be conformed into his image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their over-emphasis of the dotrinal differences that have led to a division of the Body of Christ. We believe that the only true basis of Christian fellowship is His (Agape) love, which is greater than any differences we posess and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.