Mon.’s Devo - Ask Bigger

Read: Joshua 19:49- end of chapter 21
All the land has been divided and Joshua doesn’t have his land. God had told Joshua he could have any town he wanted. Joshua chose Temnath-serah which means “abundant portion”. It was in the hill country which means it was elevated and exalted. That is what we can ask for. God wants us to have the best - an abundant portion. Everyone else got their land by lots but Joshua chose his. We can pray “God’s will be done” and live our lives by lots or we can speak out of the abundance of our heart and get the very best. I would rather hear God’s best, from Him, and speak that into existence than settle for something that will just do. God wants us to partner with him and ask big. He is a big God and wants to do big things for us but our faith must go first.
If you have followed me for very long, you know my take on cities of refuge but I will give a quick review. Everything in the Old Testament is given to us as pictures of spiritual truths. Cities of refuge were a picture of the places the righteous people abided in after they died. Jesus hadn’t rose from the dead so they couldn’t rise either. They rested in cities of refuge under the earth in a land called Sheol. They were separated from the wicked people in these cities. All the patriarchs were buried in these cities or around them. Some of the names of the cities mean “a refuge”, “one who has crossed over”, “let him smell my fragrance”, “munition”, “their captivity; their rejoicing”, “the one in sleep”, “rolling forever”.
To get into these cities on earth, or under the earth, you had to present yourself at the gate and give your defense. You had to convince them you belonged to be protected by their walls. Then the avenger or blood, who would be a relative on the earth or the devil under the earth, would not be able to harm you. You stayed there till the death of the High Priest who was the one officiating at the time you entered the city. For those under the earth, the High Priest was Jesus who came and rescued them after his crucifixion and they rose with him.
Lord, may we think bigger and ask bigger that you might be glorified.