I am the Lord's portion!',

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"The Lord's portion is His people!" Deuteronomy 32:9

We are filled with gratitude and joy when we read, "The Lord is my portion!" 

But it is enough to fill us with wonder and astonishment to read, "The Lord's portion is His people!" 

He is so great—and they are so insignificant! 
He is so holy—and they are so polluted! 
He is so glorious—and they are so despicable! 

But He chose them—in preference to others, when all lay before His eye. 

He redeemed them—when enslaved and alienated from Him. 

He rescued them—when held fast by their tyrannizing foe. 

He possesses and enjoys them as the objects of His love. 
He inhabits them as His temple. 
He protects them as His children. 
He will dignify them in heaven forever. 

They are . . .
the Lord's lot,
His inheritance,
His vineyard,
His garden,
His spouse!

Think, believer, of the honor conferred upon you, in calling you the Lord's portion! 

Angels are never called His portion, or His jewels—but you are!

Walk as the Lord's chosen bride, who is going home to be openly united to her beloved bridegroom!

Let me lie down on my pillow tonight, impressed with this thought: "I am the Lord's portion!"