Fri.’s Devo - Remember

Read: Exodus 15:19-17:7; Matthew 22:1-33; Psalm 27:1-6; Proverbs 6:20-26
All of Pharaoh’s army were drown in the sea after the Israelites walked over on dry land. Miriam led the women in a tambourine dance praising the Lord. The children of Israel traveled three days without water and when they finally found some, it was bitter. The people complained and blamed Moses so God told Moses to throw a tree into the water and it would make the water sweet. Then they came to Elim where there were 12 springs and 70 palm trees.
Numbers are so significant in the Bible. If you remember: water means spirit. God was giving them a preview of what was to come. For three thousand years there would be no spirit on the earth. In the fourth millennium, God would send Jesus to earth to die on a tree. From his death would spring 12 apostles and 70 disciples who would help spread the good news and bring the Holy Spirit to the world.
Next, the people got hungry and complained again. God sent them manna. It was supernatural food from heaven. Everyone was to gather what they would need for their family and on the sixth day they were to gather enough for two days. Any other day, the manna would rot if they gathered too much, but not on the sixth day. We are living in the sixth millennium which means that we get double the revelation of all the previous millennium’s. That’s exciting!
They finally reached the valley of Sin which was on the border of the promised land. God tested them to see if they were ready to cross over. There was no water and the people questioned if God was with them or not. Instead of remembering all God had done, they quarreled and had no faith. Moses struck the rock and water gushed out which maintained them their whole wilderness journey till they came back to this very place - but they failed the test.
In Matthew, Jesus gave the parable about the wedding feast. Becoming a Christian is the invitation to the feast. We can be the bride - the one who made herself/himself ready, the friend of the bridegroom or the guests. Even the guests have to be chosen and wearing the garment of salvation.
The Pharisees tried to trick Jesus with civil matters. Jesus had respect for God’s laws and the law of the government; he just didn’t respect their laws they made up and called God’s.
The Sadducees tried to trick Jesus with their main doctrine. The Sadducees didn’t believe in the resurrection even though the Pharisee’s did. Jesus set them both straight. God is not the God of the dead but of the living. Jesus didn’t answer with his opinion, he answered with the Word which they could not fight.
Lord, help us to remember what you have done for us in the past so we can believe you for the future.