"JACOB IS THE LOT OF HIS INHERITANCE." We are in the place of Jacob. Are you grateful? We are filled with gratitude and joy when we say, "The Lord is my portion:" but it fills 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 mean. But He chose them in preference to others, when all lay before His eye. He redeemed them when enslaved and alienated from Him. He claimed them when held fast by their fearsome foe. He possesses and enjoys them as the objects of His love. He inhabits them as His temple, He protects them as His children, and He will dignify them in heaven for ever. They are the Lord's inheritance, His vineyard, His garden. Think, believer, of the honour conferred upon you, in calling you the Lord's portion! Once a wandering sheep but now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your soul. 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 eternally united to her beloved Bridegroom. It is by favour that you are so distinguished. 

For Meditation:
Jesus my Lord will love me forever,
From Him no pow'r of evil can sever;
He gave His life to ransom my soul -
Now I belong to Him!
Now I belong to Jesus,
Jesus belongs to me -
Not for the years of time alone,
But for eternity!