Read: Judges 1:1-2:9; Luke 21:29-22:13; Psalms 90:1-91:16; Proverbs 13:24-25
After Joshua died, the Israelites went to attack the Canaanites, they asked God which tribe should go first and Judah was chosen. Judah was the tribe of Jesus and it means “praise”. Jesus must be the one who leads us into battle and we fight through praise. They killed 10,000 warriors and captured their king, Adoni-bezek which means the god of lightning. They chopped off his big toes and thumbs just as he had done to 70 kings he had captured. Talk about reaping what you sow!
So many of the tribes had failed to drive out the enemies of the land that God finally sent his angel to tell them that since they hadn’t obeyed him, he would not drive out their enemies any more. Instead, they would remain and be thorns in their sides and their gods would be a constant temptation to them.
In Luke, Jesus continued his explanation of the end days. He warned them not to let their hearts be weighed down with headaches from being drunk, intoxication, and the anxieties of life. If we stay spiritually awake and watching then we will be able to escape all that is about to happen. He was talking about the rapture. We don’t have to go through all the things he just described if we stay awake. We will be like the wise virgins who got to go in the wedding party the first time.
Everything started unfolding like a blanket. Satan entered Judas and he made plans to betray Jesus while Jesus made preparations to eat his last meal with his disciples.
Lord, may we walk in your spirit as Jesus did, making every day Your day.
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