Sat.’s Devo - Ready for Battle

Sat.’s Devo - Ready for Battle 3-8-14 Read Numbers 10-11:23, Mark 14:1-21, Ps. 51:1-19, Pr. 10:31-32 When the Israelites went to war they sounded the trumpet first. Then they marched in their order. Nahshon was the leader. His name means “prophet”. God never does something he doesn’t tell his prophets first. The other names associated with Judah mean “praise” and “people of liberality”. It is important that we praise God and realize we are people that have been liberated from the devil. No way do we want to lose a battle with the devil and go back into bondage. The next leader’s name is Nethaneel. His name means “given by God”. The victory is the Lord’s: He will give us victory. The third tribe’s names mean that God has prepared a place for us in him where he is our Father who gives us strength to fight. Next came the tabernacle itself, the presence of God. After that came Rueben’s tribe whose names announce Jesus as the rock and the spreader of light. The men’s names mentioned in the tribe of Issachar mean hearkening, peace, and rock of Almighty. If we are going to battle against the enemy we need to hear what God is saying so we can have peace that He is our foundation. The name’s of the tribe of Gad mean that if we know our God, he will add to us fortune; he will prosper our endeavor. Next came the priests who carried the holy things that went into the tabernacle. They were followed by Ephraim’s tribe. His names meant that God would hear his people and bless them doubly. Manasseh’s names meant that God would cause them to forget their past affliction because he ransomed them and has rewarded them. I’m going to stop and let you do the rest. The names are important because they give us insight into what God is saying. Sadly the people started complaining. God sent fire which devoured some of them. They continued to complain because they were tired of eating manna. They lusted for meat. God told Moses that he would give them meat for a month until they were sick of it. God also told him to select 70 mature men to be elders and that He would anoint them with His spirit to help Moses in leading the people. In Mark we have the feast of passover and unleavened bread. The feast of unleavened bread was a time they removed all the yeast from their houses. This represented sin. Jesus had to cleanse the yeast out of his disciples so he had to separate Judas out of the twelve. Lord, cleanse us and make us ready to do battle for You.