This
one na my heritage is the pidgin version of this
is my heritage. Picking up from our last post (Don’t Lose Your Song), I
spent the week applying one of the steps suggested in the blog: Search for
gospel songs that can minister to your situation. In searching for gospel
songs, I remembered a lovely song by Jahdiel titled Heritage. It is a very
powerful and uplifting song that talks about (as you guessed it) heritage.
While
listening to the song on a rarely cool evening in Lagos, I started to think
about what it means when we speak about our heritage. There are many
definitions of the term heritage; one of my favorite defines heritage as “something
that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth”. I also googled the meaning of
the word and Google's dictionary called it “a special or individual possession”
and gave an example that shocked me: “God's love remains your heritage”. How
powerful is it that this was an example for its definition?
When
we’re born into this world, we’re born into a life of sin. We are also born
into an earthly family and each family has its own heritage (which forms part
of what is known as generational pattern) and it is used to explain why certain
things happen or don’t happen. Despite all these, because you have been born
into this world, God’s love already belongs to you and He has demonstrated it
to you (Rom. 5:8, I John 4:19). But what happens when we become born again? Do
we still keep the heritage of sin that was given to us at birth due to Adam and
Eve’s sin? Do the generational patterns of our earthly family continue to apply
to us? Thankfully not! The Bible says that when we are in Christ, we become new
creatures and old things have passed away (2 Cor. 5:17, NKJV). When you become
born again, you gain a new heritage and become part of a new family, a heavenly
family. The only generational patterns that apply to you are those that come
from Heaven. Thanks to this heritage, you now have power to do greater things
than even Jesus did on earth (John 14:12, NKJV). Think about anything Jesus
did, you can do it too! You are no longer bound to sin, you are a new creature
and you will get to see the Kingdom of Heaven.
If you
haven’t done so before, I urge you to give your life to God and become born
again. No, you don’t have to enter into the womb again, you only have to invite
Jesus into your life and accept Him as your Lord and Savior (John 3:3-5, Rom.10:9-10). When you accept Jesus, you can declare: This one na my heritage! Replace
the word ‘this’ with anything you want; it could be victory, good health,
wealth, prosperity and good success (Joshua 1:8), power to do exploits or heal
the sick (Phil. 4:13) etc. The old heritage that comes from been born into sin
is completely gone! You are no longer bound to negative generational patterns (such
as anger, polygamy etc) or limitations in life. You are completely free from them;
as a child of God na your heritage be dat.
As you
go into this week, I charge you to remember your heritage as a child of God. Do
not forget that “ye are gods” (John 10:34, KJV). No matter how bad the
situation you are facing may be, no matter the number of times you have failed
or fallen. Do not forget your heritage as
a child of God! With this God-given heritage, no matter the present circumstance, you have a future and a hope (Jer. 29:11). Because God said it, you can take it to the bank without any fear of it bouncing back (Num. 23:19, Is. 55:10-12).
