Meant To Be Here
Building Where God Has Placed You
Ps Brenden Brown | November 16, 2025
“You are meant to be here.”
You can see it on walls and hear it in language… but you will feel it in your heart. That’s exactly how God speaks about the places He sends us. We’re not where we live by random geography or career paths — we are where we are by divine assignment.
The Bay Area isn’t just where you ended up:
It’s where you were sent.
It’s where you were appointed.
It’s where you are commissioned.
In Scripture, God never places people accidentally. He allots lands as inheritance in the Old Testament, and in Acts 17:26–27 Paul says God “marked out their appointed times and the exact places where they should live.”
Why? So they would seek Him… and so others would find Him.
Heirs Church — you are meant to be here.
To build.
To bless.
To believe.
To bring Heaven to earth here.
And to leave a legacy here that will echo long after you’re gone.
Legacy Begins With God
Before legacy is about what we do, it’s about Who we belong to.
When God called Abraham, He didn’t just call him to a location — He called him into a purpose bigger than himself:
“I will bless you… I will make your name great… and you will be a blessing.”
(Genesis 12:1–3)
In Hebrew, God promises to make Abraham’s shem (name, identity, reputation) gadal (great, enlarged, influential). Not celebrity — but covenant influence. Not fame — but legacy. And Paul tells us in Galatians 3:29 that if we belong to Christ, we carry the same inheritance.
Blessing wasn’t meant to stop with Abraham — it flows through us.
Legacy begins when you realize: You’re blessed for someone else’s breakthrough.
Legacy Is Built at Home
God told Israel — who wanted to escape exile — to establish instead:
“Build houses… plant gardens… seek the peace and prosperity of the city.”
(Jeremiah 29:5–7)
God’s word is the same to us: Don’t run from where I placed you — put down root where I planted you.
Legacy isn’t built at the speed of opportunity; it’s built on the foundation of faithfulness. We are called to build home, build our marriage, build our children, build our church, build our city.
Home strong = legacy strong
Your legacy begins at your table… and extends to the nations.
See Your Land as “Exceedingly Good”
When the spies entered Canaan, ten saw giants — but Caleb saw an inheritance.
“The land is exceedingly good… if the Lord is with us, we can certainly take it.”
(Numbers 14:7–9)
Your perspective determines your participation in God’s promise. Others see obstacles. Legacy people see opportunity. Your mountain isn’t your obstacle — your mountain is your inheritance.
San Francisco is an exceedingly good land where God is revealing His glory.
What You Do With God’s Promise Matters
Moses and Joshua heard the same words: “The Lord has given you the land. Take possession.”
Where Moses hesitated, Joshua acted. The difference between a promise delayed and a promise fulfilled is obedience.
Legacy isn’t passive. Legacy responds. Legacy steps in when others step back.
Legacy Always Overflows
The wise men brought gifts not just of value, but of declaration: Gold (King), Frankincense (Priest), Myrrh (Savior).
Legacy is expressed in worship — in what you bring, in how you give, and in what you lay down.
And like Acts 1:8 tells us, legacy always moves outward: Jerusalem → Judea → Samaria → the ends of the earth. For us, that means: My heart → My home → My city → My nation → My world.
Heirs Church — we are called to shape the 9 counties, 131 cities, and 9 million people of the Bay Area. This is our appointed place, our “exceedingly good land,” our mountain to inherit.
YOU WERE MEANT TO BE HERE
You are not in the Bay Area by accident. You are not in this season randomly. You are not part of Heirs by coincidence. You are here because:
You are BLESSED → to be a blessing.
You are CALLED → to build.
You are SENT → to inherit.
You are APPOINTED → to leave a legacy.
This is your land.
This is your time.
This is your legacy.
You are meant to be here — and what you build here will outlive you.
Consider the part you can play financially in accelerating the vision of this community through the Legacy Offering: www.heirs.church/legacy