Mon.’s Devo - God is Calling Forth an Army

Read Lev. 27:14 - Numbers 1:54, Mark 11:1-25, Ps. 46:1-11, Pr. 10:23 Everything in the Old Testament was valued in terms of Jubilee. Jubilee happened every 50th year at the Feast of Roshashanna which was the first day of the year in the Jewish civil year. All property returns to the original owner. Jesus will come back on a Jubilee and redeem His property on the earth. How appropriate that while he is talking about Jubilee, God calls out an army. When Jesus comes back, He will call forth an army to fight the Battle of Armageddon. In Mark, Jesus is about to make his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Jesus came down the same path that the temple lamb had just walked. The people would gather to praise the temple lamb with palm branches and shouts. They were still gathered when Jesus came down. I don’t doubt that they acted out of emotion and probably didn’t understand why they did what they did, but they fulfilled prophecy. Jesus followed the temple lamb and went through the same things it did. It was on its way to the priests so they could examine it to make sure this lamb had no defects. Jesus was on his way to be examined by the priests and worldly leaders who found no defect in Him either. Before they took Jesus, he cleansed the temple. The fig tree was a symbol of the Jewish people. Jesus had come to them and found no fruit so he cursed them just as he did the tree. Lord, may we be found ready to fight in Your army when You come back.