Our Present Portion in Christ is a reflection on the rich spiritual blessings and inheritance believers already possess through their relationship with Jesus. It highlights the truth that, in Christ, we are not only waiting to receive God’s favour in the future—we already share in His grace, peace, and spiritual riches today. This message encourages believers to live with confidence, gratitude, and assurance, knowing that their provision and hope are secure in Him right now.
Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 12:18-19 “and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God in all the business of thy hand.19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite all the days thou shalt be in thy land.”
Psalms 84:10 “10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.”
Exodus 32:26-28 “26 And Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, He that is for Jehovah, [let him come] to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered to him.27 And he said to them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Put every man his sword upon his hip; go and return from gate to gate through the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his friend, and every man his neighbour.
28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 29 And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to Jehovah, yea, every man with his son, and with his brother, and bring on yourselves a blessing to-day.”
1 Timothy 6:11-12 “11 But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.12 Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life,”
Numbers 3:40-51 “40 And Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites, instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
42 And Moses numbered, as Jehovah had commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.43 And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names, from a month old and upward, according to their numbering, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.44 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.46 And for those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,
47 thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them,—twenty gerahs the shekel;48 and thou shalt give the money unto Aaron and unto his sons for those in excess among them who are to be ransomed.49 And Moses took the ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by the Levites;50 of the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five [shekels], according to the shekel of the sanctuary.51 And Moses gave the money of them that were ransomed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the commandment of Jehovah,—as Jehovah had commanded Moses.”
Luke 10:38-42 “38 And it came to pass as they went that *he* entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.40 Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.
41 But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;42 but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.”
Deuteronomy 18:1-2 “18 The priests, the Levites, [and] the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: Jehovah’s offerings by fire, and his inheritance shall they eat,2 but they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah, he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.”
Ephesians 5:25-26 “25 Husbands, love your own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,26 in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word, 27 that *he* might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.”
Numbers 3:5-10 “5 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;7 and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8 And they shall keep all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.9 And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.10 And Aaron and his sons shalt thou appoint that they may attend to their priest’s office; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.”
John 17:6-10 “6 I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the world. They were thine, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word.7 Now they have known that all things that thou hast given me are of thee;
8 for the words which thou hast given me I have given them, and they have received [them], and have known truly that I came out from thee, and have believed that thou sentest me.9 I demand concerning them; I do not demand concerning the world, but concerning those whom thou hast given me, for they are thine,
10 (and all that is mine is thine, and [all] that is thine mine,) and I am glorified in them.”
Numbers 4:1-3 “4 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, according to their fathers’ houses,
3 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, all that enter into the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.”
Ephesians 4:7-8 “7 But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.8 Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.”