Divine Encounters

Day 58 Reading: Deut. 24:1 - Deut. 27:26 The family is valued by God. Jehovah is the author of family. He is the God of family. Let God be the at the centre of your family. The family was so important to God that a newly wed man was granted leave of absence from the army.  Family requires a good foundation. A couple was to spend time setting a good foundation. The man was not to go out to deal with other issues when newly married. He had to first settle his home. Today, we rarely find couples spending the time to set up a good foundation for the home. It's marriage and quickly into what they were doing before. I am not saying one shouldn't work. The workload should not be the reason to not have a good foundation. God expects that we keep justice. God expects that in our dealings with others we don't take advantage of them. We are not to have different measures for people. You are not to treat people differently. To have different weights at home and outside is ...

Day 56 Reading: Deut. 16:1- Deut. 19:21 Growth will always bring change. How you respond to change will determine the results you see. When the Passover was instituted the animal was slaughtered within each home. This is changed to now having the aminal sacrificed at the place where God's house would be located. This change was to ensure that focus on the Tabernacle was maintained as His Presence was there. The test of commitment was what the children of Israel faced. Don't allow distance to stop you from having divine encounters with God.  When we appear before God we are to bring an offering. Never appear before God empty. Bring a sacrifice of praise. Take an offering of thanksgiving to Your Maker. Give generously to the Most High. Take an offering from your sweat and give back to God. To appear empty before God is ingratitude. Ensure that what you give to God is not blemished. I once heard a story of a thief taking his offering to God and asking for God's bl...

Day 50 Reading: Num. 34:1 - Num. 36:13 Am I living below what God has ordained for me? Am I operating within the boundaries of the land God has set for me or not? Reading through the boundaries God gave Moses for the land He was giving the children of Israel, I began to ask myself whether I am living within the boundaries of the promises God has set for me. Wherever you and I are not living within the boundaries of God study the promise relevant to that area of life and determine to move to that place. In apportioning the land God established that the Levites would have 48 cities to live in. Of these cities, God declared 6 would be refuge cities. A refuge city would be one where a man-slayer who kills accidentally would flee from the avenger. The avenger would not be able to follow anyone into these cities. If the man-slayer left the city of refuge the avenger of blood could find him and avenged the murder. God is our refuge and anytime we aren't walking with Him is si...

Day 48 Reading: Num. 27:1 - Num. 30:16 God is a God of justice. Many today seek what is fair however many times they never get what justice has for them. The inheritance laws were clear about who would possess what. They seemed fair however the daughters of Zelophehad didn't think they were just. The Law didn't have a just settlement for where there was no male figure in a family. They questioned whether the law was inadvertently writing off the name of the family and his lineage because he didn't have boys. God's response is just and fair. A balance that is difficult to get in today's law systems.  The succession of leadership is important to God. Moses knew he wouldn't go into Canaan and sought God for a shepherd for the people. He didn't seek just for a leader but a shepherd. As a leader learn to wait on God on everything. Yes, Joshua was with Moses and it could have been easy to assume that he should take over, however, Moses asked God for d...