28 October 2026: DON’T LET A SERVANT TAKE A SON’S PORTION – 1 Samuel 2:27-30; Galatians 4:1-2

There are things that belong properly to sons, but a son can lose the practical enjoyment of his portion when he refuses the spirit that should govern a son. Romans 8:17 says that if we are children, then we are heirs; “heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.” Inheritance is connected to sonship, but inheritance also carries responsibility. There are sons who do not do what sons should do, and servants eventually step into the place where those sons should have stood. Eli’s sons are a sobering example. They were born into the priestly house, but their conduct dishonoured the privilege they carried. In 1 Samuel 2, God confronted that house because those who should have preserved the sacred trust had treated it lightly. Being born into a place of privilege does not automatically mean you will carry what that place was meant to produce.

Scripture repeatedly shows God choosing people who had the spirit to carry what others took for granted. Samuel rose where Eli’s sons failed. Joshua carried what many around Moses did not carry. Timothy became Paul’s trusted son among many associates. Solomon carried a dimension of David’s legacy while Absalom and Adonijah responded with very different spirits. The lesson is not that God delights in replacing people; the lesson is that divine inheritance must meet the right disposition. Don’t be a son whose portion is eventually carried by somebody else because you refused the obedience, service, humility and responsibility that sonship requires. A servant who faithfully responds to what God is doing may move closer to the heart of the assignment than a biological or spiritual son who lives carelessly around it.

Therefore, don’t presume upon your position. Don’t say, “This belongs to me,” while refusing the process that makes you capable of carrying it. Inheritance is not merely property, money or title. It can be wisdom, grace, spiritual responsibility, Kingdom opportunity, influence, burden and a divine deposit that must move to the next generation. Ask yourself whether you are becoming trustworthy with what has been placed around you. Honour the house. Honour the assignment. Honour the sacrifices that built what you are enjoying. Let your life say to God, “You will not need to look elsewhere because I refused my place.” A true son does not merely celebrate inheritance; he prepares himself to preserve, strengthen and multiply it. May you be found ready when the Father begins to distribute the portions He has reserved for mature sons.

THOUGHT TO PONDER

Am I preparing myself to carry the inheritance connected to my place in God, or merely assuming it will come automatically? What responsibility have I neglected that a true son should be carrying?

PRAYER

Father, make me worthy of every trust connected to my sonship. Deliver me from carelessness and prepare me to receive, preserve and multiply every portion You appoint for me, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

Jeremiah 51:54-52:34, Titus 3:1-15, Psalm 100:1-5, Proverbs 26:18-19