Sat.’s Devo - With God, Anything is Possible

Read: Numbers 32:1-33:39; Luke 4:31-5:11; Psalm 64:1-10; Proverbs 11:22
The tribes of Rueben and Gad were the farmers and saw how green and perfect the land was right in front of the promised land (Gilead). They asked Moses if they could just have it for their inheritance. At first, Moses was irate because he thought they were refusing to go into God’s promises and was thinking…40 more years of wandering if we don’t make it in this time. But, the Ruebenites and Gadites met with Moses and assured him that they would leave their women and children on the east side of Canaan, but their men would go into the land and help all the other tribes fight the inhabitants of the land and conquer it for their families. When Moses heard this, he told Joshua to let them do this if they kept their word. He warned them that if they didn’t to be sure their sins will find them out! That is an adage that I have reminded myself often through the years.
The tribes of Rueben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh took the territory that had been the King of Sihon’s and the king of Og’s. They got over 15 towns and made the land their own.
Moses gave the people the history of their salvation. On the first Passover that the people of the earth celebrated, the gods of the Egyptians were defeated. They had left Egypt in full view of their enemies. They left and the first place they came to was Succoth which means “booths”. From the time that we come to salvation through our own Passover, we are now citizens of heaven and this world is our temporary residence.
Moses ended his journey with the death of Aaron on Mt. Hor. It had been forty years since they left Egypt.
In Luke, Jesus was teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath. Truth brings manifestation. A demon defied Jesus’ words and manifested in one of the people. Jesus cast it out of the man and the people were amazed. Then Jesus went to Simon’s house where his mother-in-law was sick. Jesus healed her and she got up and cooked a meal for them.
Jesus went all over Galilee preaching. One day, he was along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and saw two empty boats at the shore. the fishermen had come in from a night of fishing and catching no fish. They were washing their nets to go home and sleep. Jesus finished his teaching and went to the fishermen and told them to go out again to where it was deeper and let down their nets.
When they finally did, they brought them up so full of fish that they nets began to tear. Other boats had to come to help. The miracle was that fishermen only catch fish at night. The sun makes it too hot for fish to come to the surface. With Jesus, anything is possible. He can make your stock soar in a down market. He can make your business prosper when all other businesses like yours is suffering. He can deliver your child out of bondage when their seems no hope. Nothing is impossible with Jesus.
Lord, thank your for the great reminder that nothing is impossible with you. We lay down our nets and all the things we do to make things happen and follow you.