DLCM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL
DANGER OF IGNORING GOD'S COUNSEL
13TH , JULY 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 38-40
TEXT: Joshua 19:10-16
10 The third lot came out for the children of Zebulun according to their
families, and the border of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.
11 Their border went toward the west and to
Maralah, went to Dabbasheth, and extended along the brook that is east of
Jokneam.
12 Then from Sarid it went eastward toward the
sunrise along the border of Chisloth Tabor, and went out toward Daberath,
bypassing Japhia.
13 And from there it passed along on the east
of Gath Hepher, toward Eth Kazin, and extended to Rimmon, which borders on
Neah.
14 Then the border went around it on the north side
of Hannathon, and [a]it ended in the Valley of Jiphthah El.
15 Included were Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron,
Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
16 This was the inheritance of the
children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their
villages.
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KEY VERSE:
“And the third lot came up for the children of
Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was
unto Sarid.” - Joshua 19:10
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Present your outing today for heaven's approval.
THE MESSAGE:
As God delivered the final fulfilment of
His promise to Abraham, namely to give his descendants the vast land of Canaan,
He also ensured a rancour-free division of the territory among the tribes of
Israel. But He exhorted His people not to allow a cohabitation with the
inhabitants of the cities they were displacing. He told them not to absorb
their culture, religion and general way of life, as that would turn them into
spiritual captives.
The tribe of Zebulun, Jacob's tenth son,
ignored this divine admonition and suffered dearly for it. Their land had
twelve cities, including our Lord's birthplace, Bethlehem. It also stretched to
the banks of the Jordan River, making the territory fertile, arable and
conducive to prosperous economic enterprise. But as they thrived, the
descendants of Zebulun ignored the injunctions of God and became idolatrous.
It is impossible to have all-round success
when one shuns God's word. Material prosperity may set in. But it will be
shortlived, given the absence of the will of God in the equation. The Bible
says, it is His presence that gives "fulness of joy" with
"pleasures for evermore".
As we go out today, we need to reflect on
the plans we have rolled out. Have our objectives, the means to achieve them
and our programmes been weighed in the balance of God's word? If we are sincere
in turning over our outing into the hands of the Lord, He will guide us so that
we will not fall into the deadly traps of friendship with the world.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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