KJB Daily
Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2016
Chapters: Numbers 34-36
Message: Numbers: Preparing A Place For You
Hello My Friend,
Inheritance, The reception of an estate (fortune, possessions, property) by hereditary right. Rich or poor, every saved born again Christian has an inheritance waiting for them in heaven. We may have lost everything we own here on earth, some of us may even only have the clothes on our back right now, but it is only temporary. Jesus has much better things for us in the promised land. “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” - John 14:1-3.
Perhaps one of the most frustrating things to do as a Christian is wait on God to answer our prayers, we all want things, but we cannot have them all when we want them. Sitting by the plains of Moab by the Jordan River near Jericho, the Israelites had to wait out a forty year sentence that kept them from being able to enter the promised land. They are at the end of those years, God had a few more things to say to them before they crossed over the Jordan and into Canaan. God appointed Eleazar the high priest and Joshua to be the ones who would divide the land for the tribes, each was given a amount according to the number or people in the tribe.
“Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:” - Numbers 34:2,13,14.
“have received their inheritance;” Those who refuse to receive Christ as their Saviour have their inheritance, the things of the world. We who have received Christ on the other hand have much more waiting for us beyond the Jordan, we have God. Most Christians can live a pretty decent life here on earth, we may go through times of famine, but God always provides, do not focus on the things of the earth, focus on Jesus and He will take care of the rest. “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” - Matthew 6:19-21.
Since our inheritance is in the Kingdom of God and we have to be here a while God allows us to dwell all over the world, but keep close eye on us. After God gave the instructions on where the nine and a half tribes would dwell, He gave instructions on where the Levites would dwell. They were appointed cities and suburbs, right in the center of each tribes inheritance. They were to be given forty-eight cities throughout the country, six of those were known as cities of refuge. This is where anyone who had killed someone either by force or accident could hide out without worrying that they would be killed themselves, but God warns them murder is still murder.
“And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.” - Numbers 35:6,15,30-32.
“that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.” Did you ever stop to think that if those who refuse to receive Christ have a death sentence placed upon them? Not just some ordinary physical death, the death of the soul? There is no way to flee or escape this judgment,even if they were unaware, except by Christ. We should never rejoice over those who die and end up in hell nor should we take our salvation for granted and live the way we want because we are saved. “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” - 1 John 5:16,17,20,21.
God will give us anything we ask for here on earth, as long as it will not harm us or anyone else, but the key, we must ask Him, yes, He knows what we need, but just like anyone else, He will not give us anything unless we ask for it. After Israelites got told where they would be and what was appointed to them, they remind Moses about an inheritance that was to be given to a man who only had five daughters. “This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.” - Numbers 36:6-9.
“that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.” God loves us and wants us to have things here on earth as well, in fact, He delights in giving us things we need and desire. We must not forget that this is not where our inheritance is, it is with Jesus, and no one can take it or give it away. God will give us anything we ask for, and more as long as it will not harm us or anyone else, but the key, we must ask Him. Then, comes the hard part, waiting. Whether it takes four minutes, four years, or forty years for God to show us an answered prayer, we are to never stop believing or give up asking. “Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” - Matthew 21:21,22.
Today's Prayer: God, I know that everything is in Your timing and in Your will, I also know You promise if I ask anything believing I will receive it. You know what is best for me and You know when I am truly ready to receive the things I am asking You for. While You are preparing me to receive them Lord, help me endure the waiting, keep me serving You with all my heart, mind, and soul, and help me remove any hindrances that may be keeping me from receiving some of the things I am asking You for. Open my eyes to see beyond the surface and envision the amazing life I wait the place You are preparing for me. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Saturday, February 20, 2016
Chapters: Numbers 34-36
Message: Numbers: Preparing A Place For You
Hello My Friend,
Inheritance, The reception of an estate (fortune, possessions, property) by hereditary right. Rich or poor, every saved born again Christian has an inheritance waiting for them in heaven. We may have lost everything we own here on earth, some of us may even only have the clothes on our back right now, but it is only temporary. Jesus has much better things for us in the promised land. “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” - John 14:1-3.
Perhaps one of the most frustrating things to do as a Christian is wait on God to answer our prayers, we all want things, but we cannot have them all when we want them. Sitting by the plains of Moab by the Jordan River near Jericho, the Israelites had to wait out a forty year sentence that kept them from being able to enter the promised land. They are at the end of those years, God had a few more things to say to them before they crossed over the Jordan and into Canaan. God appointed Eleazar the high priest and Joshua to be the ones who would divide the land for the tribes, each was given a amount according to the number or people in the tribe.
“Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:” - Numbers 34:2,13,14.
“have received their inheritance;” Those who refuse to receive Christ as their Saviour have their inheritance, the things of the world. We who have received Christ on the other hand have much more waiting for us beyond the Jordan, we have God. Most Christians can live a pretty decent life here on earth, we may go through times of famine, but God always provides, do not focus on the things of the earth, focus on Jesus and He will take care of the rest. “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” - Matthew 6:19-21.
Since our inheritance is in the Kingdom of God and we have to be here a while God allows us to dwell all over the world, but keep close eye on us. After God gave the instructions on where the nine and a half tribes would dwell, He gave instructions on where the Levites would dwell. They were appointed cities and suburbs, right in the center of each tribes inheritance. They were to be given forty-eight cities throughout the country, six of those were known as cities of refuge. This is where anyone who had killed someone either by force or accident could hide out without worrying that they would be killed themselves, but God warns them murder is still murder.
“And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.” - Numbers 35:6,15,30-32.
“that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.” Did you ever stop to think that if those who refuse to receive Christ have a death sentence placed upon them? Not just some ordinary physical death, the death of the soul? There is no way to flee or escape this judgment,even if they were unaware, except by Christ. We should never rejoice over those who die and end up in hell nor should we take our salvation for granted and live the way we want because we are saved. “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” - 1 John 5:16,17,20,21.
God will give us anything we ask for here on earth, as long as it will not harm us or anyone else, but the key, we must ask Him, yes, He knows what we need, but just like anyone else, He will not give us anything unless we ask for it. After Israelites got told where they would be and what was appointed to them, they remind Moses about an inheritance that was to be given to a man who only had five daughters. “This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.” - Numbers 36:6-9.
“that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.” God loves us and wants us to have things here on earth as well, in fact, He delights in giving us things we need and desire. We must not forget that this is not where our inheritance is, it is with Jesus, and no one can take it or give it away. God will give us anything we ask for, and more as long as it will not harm us or anyone else, but the key, we must ask Him. Then, comes the hard part, waiting. Whether it takes four minutes, four years, or forty years for God to show us an answered prayer, we are to never stop believing or give up asking. “Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” - Matthew 21:21,22.
Today's Prayer: God, I know that everything is in Your timing and in Your will, I also know You promise if I ask anything believing I will receive it. You know what is best for me and You know when I am truly ready to receive the things I am asking You for. While You are preparing me to receive them Lord, help me endure the waiting, keep me serving You with all my heart, mind, and soul, and help me remove any hindrances that may be keeping me from receiving some of the things I am asking You for. Open my eyes to see beyond the surface and envision the amazing life I wait the place You are preparing for me. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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