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Numbers 9 – God’s Positioning System

Nov5

Good evening y’all. I’ve finally caught up with backlog of blogging :). This blog is on Numbers chapter 9. Be blessed 🙂

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“Moses said, “Wait here while I go into the sacred tent and find out what the Lord says about this.” (Numbers 9:8 CEVUS06)

Moses found himself in a situation he was unfamiliar with. He had never known of anyone celebrating Passover without being ceremonially unclean. The Israelites had every right to partake in the passover and when they came to meet Moses, he could have easily replied them saying “yes you should be okay to celebrate” but I love what Moses response was. He didn’t assume on God’s behalf, rather he went to seek God’s face concerning the issue.

Often times we assume things on God’s behalf rather than asking Him to confirm what He wants us to do (I’m guilty of this offence so many times! 😦 ).  We shouldn’t just assume what He wants from us, rather we should take time out to seek His face.

If we seek God, we will find Him, just as He promised. He will never leave us stranded. We can save ourselves a lot of heartache when we learn to take a leaf from Moses’ book.

It’s one thing to seek God’s opinion and it’s another thing to carry out His response: especially when His response is not desirable. May God give us the grace to be obedient to Him even when it’s not convenient for us, in Jesus’ Name I pray.  Amen.

In addition, the Israelites only left, or remained, in a location when God instructs them so. God led them by day as a cloud and at night as fire: they only broke camp whenever the pillar cloud or fire moved. God was basically their GPS system. They never got tired of following the GPS of God or at any point ever thought they knew better than their GPS system. This is obedience taken to another level…lol. They demonstrated total dependance and reliance on God.

Who is your GPS system: God or yourself or your TomTom?

How much easier and sweeter would our lives be if only we would allow God to be the One directing and leading us? If we would surrender and give the control over to him.

He knows it all. He created everything. He knows what’s best for us. So why not let Him take the wheel?

Proverbs tells us not to lean on our understanding.

“With all your heart you must trust the Lord and not your own judgment.  Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for you to follow”. (Proverbs 3:5-6 CEVUS06)

Psalmist tell us that those who put their trust in God will not be put to shame.

“No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others. Show me the right path, O  lord ; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you”. (Psalms 25:3-5 NLT)

Today why don’t you hand over the control to God?  Ask for grace to ‘trust and obey’ Him completely.

Prayer:
Dear Lord, we thank You for today. We thank You for Your love towards us. We ask You for forgiveness for all the times we have been disobedient. We also pray that Your Holy Spirit may help us obey and trust You. Lord, we hand over control of our lives to You. Please direct and lead us. Thank You, dear Lord, in Jesus’ Name we have prayed. Amen.

Thank you for joining today.

Have a wonderful evening basking in God’s goodness 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Exodus 13

Jan21

Good morning y’all. Today we are looking at Exodus 13.

Be blessed 🙂

In verse 5, Moses tells the children of Isreal they are to celebrate the day of Exodus every March when the Lord brings them into the land He promised them.

“When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites—the land He swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you are to observe this ceremony in this month:”.(Exodus 13:5 NIV)

What caught my attention here is the use of the word ‘when’. Moses could have said ‘if the Lord brings….’ rather he said ‘when’, which suggests that there was assurance and surety that God was going to do what He said He will do.

Do we have assurance that God will come through for us or are we wavering thinking He might or not?. The word, ‘If’, suggests a probability but ‘when’ is certain. That is it will definitely happen. Let’s hold on to God’s word knowing He is definitely able to perform.

I am reminded of the story of the leprous man who came to Jesus and said, ‘Lord if You are willing, you can make me clean’.

“A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if You are willing, you can make me clean.” (Matthew 8:2 NIV)

This leper believed in the power of God to make him clean but he wasn’t sure if Jesus was willing to heal him. I love Jesus’ response to him -“I am willing”.

“Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy”.(Matthew 8:3 NIV)

Let’s stop doubting and believe that God is able and it’s only a matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ because He will surely do that which He has promised to do.

Verse 8 says they must explain to their children why they are celebrating. It is very important that they do not forget the reason why they are celebrating. It mustn’t become a ritual. And also they need to pass it on to their children so they can continue with the instruction from God. In the same way we ought to tell our family and friends of God’s goodness in our lives. We are not to keep all he has done for us to ourselves.  Every time we testify of God’s goodness, it’s a reminder of how great our God is and the devils defeat.

Verse 17 and 18 I find very interesting 🙂 . God did not lead them through the direct route because He felt if they encountered any obstacle on their way, the people might be discouraged and return to Egypt.
God led them through the wilderness; a route where they would have to think twice before trying to return back to Egypt…lol..smart God 🙂

When we are discouraged, naturally we would want to go back to our last known place of comfort. Even if that place of comfort or familiarity is not the best place for us, because it was the last place where we felt safe, we will return there. God knew the Israelites would choose to go back to Egypt rather than have to fight their way through to the promised land. They would rather remain in slavery than experience a bit of discomfort and be free in their own land where there is abundance, and more importantly, the presence of God.

Isn’t this same with us? For some of us, God takes us out of our comfort zone to another place so He can develop us and take us to the next level. But at the first sign of trouble we panic and go back to where we came from. We basically halt the growth process and the work God was doing in us; and become stagnant and comfortable in mediocrity. Whereas if we had persevered, we would have enjoyed the new level God was taking us to and most importantly a deeper knowledge of Him.

Today let’s not halt what God is doing in us because it is uncomfortable. Change is meant to be uncomfortable but the end result  usually outweighs the initial discomfort. It’s like a woman in labour: the labour pains aren’t comfortable but when the baby comes out I’m told you forget about the labour pains. You don’t even remember them. Let’s persevere and hold on to God.

Another crucial point to note in this chapter is that; God didn’t leave them alone to fend for themselves. No! He was with them every step of the way. He knew this was uncharted territory for the children of Israel and He wasn’t going to leave them alone. Verse 21 and 22 tells us He was with them during the day as a pillar of cloud and pillar of fire at night and the cloud and fire were never out of sight! (God is just tooooooooooooooooo awesome 🙂 )

None of us has chartered 2015 before and it could be daunting to think of all that lies ahead of us this year, but I believe God is reminding us today that we are not alone. He is here with us; and will direct and guide us in the way to go as He did for the children of Israel. Proverbs 3:5 -6 tells us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and He will direct our paths.

Don’t allow fear hold you back this year. Step out in faith knowing God is with you and won’t let you fall or fail you.

Prayer:
Thank you dear Lord for today and the opportunity to dine with you :). You are simply amazing!. Thanks for reminding us of your power and that you are a willing God who is able to do what He has promised to do. Help us to hold on to You and trust You to direct and lead us along our journey. Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.

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Have a blessed day 🙂

***With God all things are possible***