Wed.’s Devo - War Against Your Destiny

Read: Jeremiah 48:1-49:22; 2 Timothy 4:11-22; Psalms 95:1-96:13; Proverbs 26:9-12
Judgment always begins with God’s people then spreads to the world. Judah and Israel were taken captive and their land destroyed and now it was time for the neighboring countries and Egypt. Last will be Babylon.
The first prophecy was against Moab who had aided the Chaldeans in fighting Judah. They were taken five years after Jerusalem was defeated. Heshbon was an old enemy of Israel. Sihon, king of the Amorites came from that city. He was the king who refused to let Israel pass through their land when they were on the wilderness journey (Numbers 22:23). They ended up defeating them and killing Sihon. The Bible is full of people who get their due reward.
The next people were the Ammonites. They were giants who King Og of Bashan was one of. He was the one who fought with Sihon against Israel. (Numbers 21:33-35) It was time for judgement.
The last group was the Edomites. The father of the Edomites was Esau (Genesis 36:1). They were also guilty of not letting Israel pass through their land in Numbers 20.
So what these three nations had in common was that they tried to deter God’s people from getting their inheritance and fulfilling their destiny. That is Satan’s goal and he is our enemy. We can fight and win against his plans to stop us or make us stumble in achieving our destiny. If God is for us, who can be against us.
In Paul’s second letter to Timothy he exhorted Timothy to preach the Word and be prepared to correct, rebuke and encourage others with great patience and careful instruction. Truth is always challenged but it will stand when all else falls.
Lord, remind us that we have an enemy that wants to keep us from our destiny. Thank you that you have given us the weapons we need to fight and the victory is ours.