Fortunate Son

Psalm 16

5 LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
you have made my lot secure.
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.

Unlike John Fogerty (google him, you whippersnappers), I am a fortunate son. I have been given much…and of a great deal more importance; much has been given for me. Yet I still find it so easy to slip into a state of mind where the successes, acclimations, or just the plain old things that I DON’T get seem to thunder and rattle with a resounding dominance at the forefront of my mind. The “coulda beens” and “should have hads” are tricky sicknesses to shake. They can seep in from your eyes, ears, nose, hands, tongue, or mind and trickle right down into your heart. Please don’t mistake me for an unusually selfish person, rather, think of me as an averagely selfish one. And then remember with me, that the average person is all together entirely too concerned with himself.


But my Heavenly Father, who is the giver of every good gift I have, is abundantly wise. And He inspired David to write Psalm 16 verses 5 and 6 for all the averagely selfish people just like me. People who need to be reminded to stop and count their blessings. People who need to recognize how unbelievably blessed they are, and how all their blessings are unworthy of comparison to, and flow from, the ultimate blessing they have in Christ Jesus.


The Lord God of Heaven and Earth has assigned me my portion. And what He assigns, He secures. And because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, no matter what stuff of earth I gain or lose…whether I suffer much and die young or live 88 years of relative ease…I can say with complete confidence that the “lines have fallen for me in pleasant places”! My God is GOOD and He has been GOOD to me! My brother or sister reading this now; think of Jesus and His offering of Himself for you. Have you not been abundantly blessed? Do you have any just reason to complain against Him? Has God not been good to you? Cast aside those selfish concerns that battle for your attention and fill your heart with thankfulness to God. You are a child of the KING OF KINGS, surly you have a “delightful inheritance”.