KJB Daily
Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Chapters: Numbers 4-6
Message: Numbers: Separated For God
Hello My Friend,
A Christian Marine fell in love with a Muslim woman while serving in Iraq, he helped her escape the country and married her, still today they are suffering because she is still a Muslim. There is this marquee at the entrance of a Muslim community not very far from where I live, it spells out, Muslims Believe In God. The truth is many people believe in God, if you ask someone if they know for sure they are going to heaven when they die, most unsaved respond with, “I hope so.” So, while many believe in God, there still is only one way to worship Him, and that is by personally knowing the Lord, Jesus Christ as your Saviour. As Christians we are going to meet a lot of people, and while we are to love them all, we are not to be joined with them all. God separates us from whose who may cause problems for us, even other Christians because He knows we will suffer needlessly for it. “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” - 2 Corinthians 6:16-18.
When we receive Christ as our Saviour we are no longer like the world because we have the only living God living inside of us. While thousands of people do believe the Gospel and get saved not everyone lives by the word of God. Every day Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics, Atheists, even gay people get saved, but they remain living under their religion, whichever that may be, and this is why God separates those who are not likeminded. That does not mean He does not use them for His purpose, but He will only allow them to go so far. As God continues to give the Levites instructions on who would do what in serving Him, He separates them according to their kindred.
“Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.” - Numbers 4:2-5,15.
“but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die” You see, while God still used the Kohathites to carry the supplies they were not allowed to touch any of the holy things with their bare hands. When we serve God in His church, especially when it concerns His word, we need to be holy because He is holy, that means knowing and following all of it. False religions have a way of creating mock versions of God's word to try and get people to be accepted in their church, the truth is they are not fully accepted by God because it is not His church. While anyone can get saved, He only trust those who trust and obey all of His word with His holy things. “Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” - 1 Corinthians 1:20,21,30,31.
God fearing Christians are not perfect, they mess up all the time, but the key to their faithfulness and being used of God is confessing their sins. A lot of people, including Christians, are unaware that they may be living in sin. Sin is any wrong doing in ones life that God sees as immoral, wicked, corrupted, or abominable. So, naturally if one is living in sin, God is going to separate them from His church. God explains this further to the Israelites.
“Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty; Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed. But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.” - Numbers 5:6-10.
“Then they shall confess their sin which they have done:” While a saved person will not end up in hell, God will separate them His faithful. It is only when we confess sin that we can get right with God and join in with the population. Saved or not, God will separate the ones who continuously live in sin. Why? It is contagious. Sin is like a disease, and it spreads quickly if not contained. We must understand that while God never denies a person the opportunity to walk into one of His churches to learn and grow with Him, He will keep His faithful separated from His unfaithful until they become faithful. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” - 1 John 1:8-10.
Vow, a solemn promise made to God. When we vow to live a godly life, God expects us to keep it, if we do not follow through we are going to face some difficulties. A Nazarite was a person vowed to separate themselves completely from the things of the world, giving total commitment to God. God gave special commands for those who made a vow to be a Nazarene. Now, this does not mean that they were perfect, but it did mean that their lives were centered on God and would do their best to avoid any temptations that would cause them to sin.
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.” - Numbers 6:2,7-11.
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father,” There is one important thing we need to remember, when we serve God, we vow to be committed to Him, and that means presenting ourselves in a way that is holy. Many of our family, friends, and loved ones drag us down in their sin or keep us from doing the things God wants us to do. Now, family is very important to God, but we must be willing to let them go for Him, He wants complete and total commitment from us. “And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.” - Matthew 19:28,29.
Today's Prayer: God, You have a purpose for each and every one of us. May You use me for the purpose of showing Your Son in the crazy and corrupt world. Lord, I don't want to live like the world, I want to live as You would have me, with You centered in my life. Lead me and guide me, show me the way You want me to go, let me not turn to the right or left, but keep moving forward, following You. Give me the strength to walk away from anything that will separate me from You, help me to make the right decisions, and reveal to me any hidden sin that might be hindering my blessings. I love You and ask these things in the name of Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Chapters: Numbers 4-6
Message: Numbers: Separated For God
Hello My Friend,
A Christian Marine fell in love with a Muslim woman while serving in Iraq, he helped her escape the country and married her, still today they are suffering because she is still a Muslim. There is this marquee at the entrance of a Muslim community not very far from where I live, it spells out, Muslims Believe In God. The truth is many people believe in God, if you ask someone if they know for sure they are going to heaven when they die, most unsaved respond with, “I hope so.” So, while many believe in God, there still is only one way to worship Him, and that is by personally knowing the Lord, Jesus Christ as your Saviour. As Christians we are going to meet a lot of people, and while we are to love them all, we are not to be joined with them all. God separates us from whose who may cause problems for us, even other Christians because He knows we will suffer needlessly for it. “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” - 2 Corinthians 6:16-18.
When we receive Christ as our Saviour we are no longer like the world because we have the only living God living inside of us. While thousands of people do believe the Gospel and get saved not everyone lives by the word of God. Every day Muslims, Buddhists, Catholics, Atheists, even gay people get saved, but they remain living under their religion, whichever that may be, and this is why God separates those who are not likeminded. That does not mean He does not use them for His purpose, but He will only allow them to go so far. As God continues to give the Levites instructions on who would do what in serving Him, He separates them according to their kindred.
“Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.” - Numbers 4:2-5,15.
“but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die” You see, while God still used the Kohathites to carry the supplies they were not allowed to touch any of the holy things with their bare hands. When we serve God in His church, especially when it concerns His word, we need to be holy because He is holy, that means knowing and following all of it. False religions have a way of creating mock versions of God's word to try and get people to be accepted in their church, the truth is they are not fully accepted by God because it is not His church. While anyone can get saved, He only trust those who trust and obey all of His word with His holy things. “Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” - 1 Corinthians 1:20,21,30,31.
God fearing Christians are not perfect, they mess up all the time, but the key to their faithfulness and being used of God is confessing their sins. A lot of people, including Christians, are unaware that they may be living in sin. Sin is any wrong doing in ones life that God sees as immoral, wicked, corrupted, or abominable. So, naturally if one is living in sin, God is going to separate them from His church. God explains this further to the Israelites.
“Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty; Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed. But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.” - Numbers 5:6-10.
“Then they shall confess their sin which they have done:” While a saved person will not end up in hell, God will separate them His faithful. It is only when we confess sin that we can get right with God and join in with the population. Saved or not, God will separate the ones who continuously live in sin. Why? It is contagious. Sin is like a disease, and it spreads quickly if not contained. We must understand that while God never denies a person the opportunity to walk into one of His churches to learn and grow with Him, He will keep His faithful separated from His unfaithful until they become faithful. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” - 1 John 1:8-10.
Vow, a solemn promise made to God. When we vow to live a godly life, God expects us to keep it, if we do not follow through we are going to face some difficulties. A Nazarite was a person vowed to separate themselves completely from the things of the world, giving total commitment to God. God gave special commands for those who made a vow to be a Nazarene. Now, this does not mean that they were perfect, but it did mean that their lives were centered on God and would do their best to avoid any temptations that would cause them to sin.
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.” - Numbers 6:2,7-11.
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father,” There is one important thing we need to remember, when we serve God, we vow to be committed to Him, and that means presenting ourselves in a way that is holy. Many of our family, friends, and loved ones drag us down in their sin or keep us from doing the things God wants us to do. Now, family is very important to God, but we must be willing to let them go for Him, He wants complete and total commitment from us. “And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.” - Matthew 19:28,29.
Today's Prayer: God, You have a purpose for each and every one of us. May You use me for the purpose of showing Your Son in the crazy and corrupt world. Lord, I don't want to live like the world, I want to live as You would have me, with You centered in my life. Lead me and guide me, show me the way You want me to go, let me not turn to the right or left, but keep moving forward, following You. Give me the strength to walk away from anything that will separate me from You, help me to make the right decisions, and reveal to me any hidden sin that might be hindering my blessings. I love You and ask these things in the name of Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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