Star Heirs
Dust storms settled across the landscape and dust
flowed through every breath we took. It settled on the roof of the house, on
the tiles on the veranda, and on the leaves of the plants and trees.
It was a hot and wearing time and we could do nothing to change it. Dust we
lived in and dust we would have.
We almost settled for dust as though it were a normal part of life and we
tended to put away thoughts of showers and greenery and the pleasure of
walking among the trees. We were distracted from the side of our lives that
lifted our spirits and gave us a sense of peace.
In fact, we almost forgot there was another side to our lives.
So I am glad to be reminded that when the Lord told Abraham he would have
descendants as numerous as dust particles, he later also told Abraham that
he would have descendant as numerous as the stars of the sky. ‘There sprang
descendants as numerous as the stars in the heavens or the countless grains
of sand on the seashore.’ Hebrews 11:12.
It helps me to understand why there are two different sides to life. There
is the side that lives in the dust and thrives on life shrouded with the
dust of all misery.
Then there is a side that sees through the dust and lives among the
freshness of clean air, starlight and a clear sunrise coming over the
horizon. It thrives on the life of the One born of heaven rather than the
one born of dust.
Above all, it reminds me that we can be lifted out of the dust and we can be
heirs of Christ who inherit all that heaven offers.
‘So if you belong to Christ, you are the issue of Abraham and heirs by
virtue of the promise.’ Galatians 3:29.
Elizabeth Price