Scripture:

Numbers 33:3-4

3 They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with boldness in the sight of all the Egyptians. 4 For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them. Also on their gods the Lord had executed judgments.

"Walking in Victory"

Today, in our portion, we see the people of God leaving 400 years of slavery in Egypt.   These verses are the beginning of a recap of their journey to the promised land.   When God has a plan and a purpose for your life, He will bring you into where you belong in victory.   This scripture reminds us that if the Lord purposed it, He will bring us out in Boldness, and in Victory over our enemies.

The application here is to remember that the promises and purpose that the Lord has for your life, He will accomplish it, the things that have been hindering or stalling your life He will humble, you will walk out in boldness, and walk in victory, keep pressing into Him, keep seeking Him, keep trusting Him.

Lord, we thank you for your mighty hand that is not too short to save us, to lead us to bring us into victory, that the promises that you have for our lives, the purpose you have they will come to pass, we will see the victory, we will step into your promises, because your word is good and right, thank you Lord, we pray in Jesus' name, Amen!

Scripture:

Numbers 32:11-12

11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not wholly followed Me, 12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’

"Keeping My Blessing"

Joshua and Caleb, men who wholly followed the Lord, in fact, in Joshua 24:15, he makes this statement: "Choose this day whom you will serve."  See, the people of God had a choice, when the Lord sent them into the land to spy it out and see that what He said is true, that it is a land of promise, flowing with milk and honey.   "Free Will," you and I have the choice to choose Him, to choose to follow the Lord with our whole hearts, that is what Joshua 24:15 says, "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”   Joshua said, "I choose the LORD."  I know that life starts with Him, in Him, that all the good in my life has been because of Him.  

"Follow the LORD"

Life and death lie in our choices. We can choose to live without Him, but that is not life; we can choose to live with Him, and the Bible says that is life and life more abundant.  Decide if you are going to be "ALL IN."  That is today's God Shot!

Father, I pray we always choose you, that our lives reflect your presence, your covering, that we would take you into every decision, every victory, every struggle, that you would have an "All Access" pass to our lives, and as a result, we would experience the blessed life you intended for us.  Let our ears and our hearts be attentive to your leading in Jesus' name, Amen!

Scripture:

Numbers 30:2
If a man makes a vow to the LORD,. or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

"The Value of Your Word"
Your word should be your bond, that saying is not as rich as it should be in our generation, people have lost connection with the value of your word, but Proverbs 21:2 says that a good name is better than riches, it has more value. When you say you will do something, then do it. For instance when someone tells you, I have been going through such and such and you say: "I will pray for you." Don't just say it, do it. When you say you will help, then keep your word don't at the last minute because other things come up cancel on your word, do it. Bible says let your "yeses" be yes and your "noes" be no (Matt 5:37.)

Simple: "Keep Your Word"
Like Jesus said they way we avoid breaking our promise is to let our yesses be yes and our noes be no, because in doing so we only do what we are willing to do right? Don't make promises you don't intend to keep, don't say you will do something you don't do or won't do. Repent for the promises you have broken, even now as they are brought to memory as the Lord to forgive you for them, and to bring to memory any things that you have promises with your mouth but did not follow through and take today as a path correction.

Lord, forgive us for when we made a promise and broke it, and Lord help us be people of our word, to keep our word, to guard what we promise so that our name would be good, that people would say there is "one thing I know," if he/she says they will, they will, let our name be good in the ears of those who hear it, may it always glorify you Lord, in Jesus' name, Amen!

Scripture:

Numbers 22:38

"Well, I have come to you now," Balaam replied. "But I can't say whatever I please. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth."

"At Your Word, Lord"

There is a lot to unpack here, but today, let's focus on the two things: obedience and reverence.  It is in this that you and I can move in the spiritual realm.  

See, this story really emphasises that Balaam understood that everything he had in the spirit was tied to the Lord, that the power he had was from the Lord, blessing and cursing.  He understood clearly that his authority was from the Lord.  This is a reminder that when God puts His word in our mouths, we are intended to speak it, but only and not to add or subtract anything from it.   There is great power when we are obedient, and we speak the word of the Lord in reverence, mountains move, demons flee, and sicknesses break.   

And this is the takeaway for you. If you’re a follower of Jesus, you have the Spirit of God in you, and you have the Word of God in you. And to use Balaam’s words from Numbers 22:38, “The word that God puts in your mouth, that must you speak,” just as a prophet in the Old Testament had the responsibility and privilege. What an honor to speak for God.   Paul said you and I should desire Prophecy more than any other gift; I agree. 

Father, I pray that you would raise up even more prophets among us, that we would hear your voice with clarity, that we would be obedient and faithful to speak it, may the words of our mouth and the meditations of our hearts be pleasing to you, may you work in power through us in Jesus' name, Amen!

Scripture:

Numbers 20:8

8 “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”

"What You Do Matters"

I love the word of God. Today, we find Moses in an interesting situation: he is told by the LORD to take the staff, and then he is told, "Speak to the Rock!"   This should make you pause and say, "Wait, what?"  LORD, why bring the staff if you want me to speak to the rock?  Why didn't Moses catch it? Why didn't he ask?  On one hand, you might say it is blind obedience, that the LORD spoke and Moses obeyed, well, sort of, because when he went to face the people, then he struck the rock instead of speaking to it.  Something happened on the way, somewhere on the way, he lost the faith that God could use him to speak to the rock, why. 

Three things:

• God wants us to be obedient.
• God wants us to be faithful.
• God wants us to TRUST Him.

Moses only passed one of the three tests. See, God will entrust us with many blessings, gifts, and power, but that doesn't mean that He won't test our faithfulness in them.

The application here today is not only to be obedient to the leading of the Lord, but to be careful to do what He is leading you to do, to not deviate from it.   To fully trust Him that He will do what He said, so if He told you to speak to the rock, or speak to the illness someone is facing, or speak to the situation that you are facing, or to cast off the work of the enemy, then do it.

• Trust Him
• Be Faithful
• Be Obedient

Lord, I thank you for your word today, as I read it reminds me to be careful to listen, to follow your instruction. Lord, may I not miss the details, or the power, or the opportunity to display your power in every situation you are sending me into, may I do just as you say and never lose heart, lose faith when I step into it, may I always speak to the situation, or circumstance, or my rock and may it bring forth just what you intended, in Jesus' name, Amen!