Read: Joshua 11;1-12:24- Luke 17:11-37; Psalm 84:1-12; Proverbs 13:5-6
King Jabin “the intelligent” of Hazor, capital of the northern kingdoms took the lead. He lived in the hill country meaning that he was the elite. The other areas were the kings of the valleys, foothills, plains and mountain slopes.
God gave them victory because Joshua did exactly what God told him to do. He even killed their horses which consisted of cutting the sinews and arteries of their back legs so that they would be lame and bleed to death. This seems so inhumane but those horses carried the spirit of their rider. This was a spiritual battle as well as a natural one.
God hardened the hearts of these nations so that not one of them asked to make peace because God wanted them to be completely destroyed.
In Luke, Jesus met 10 lepers on his way to Jerusalem. They cried out for mercy so Jesus sent them to the priest to show themselves, and as they were going, they noticed they were healed. It doesn’t tell us if they continued to the priest or not, but the Samaritan wouldn’t be allowed into the Temple because he was not a Jew. He came back to Jesus - the real priest and showed his appreciation. Jesus commended the man and then told him to rise because his faith had made him whole. Now, he was not just physically healed, but spiritually healed.
The Pharisees asked Jesus when would the Kingdom of God come. Jesus explained that it was a spiritual kingdom that was already among them - speaking of him and the ability to be saved. He even told them that the Messiah would have to suffer first and be rejected by their generation.
When the Son of Man returned it would be in a day much like the days of Noah when men were very wicked and going about their lives oblivious to what was coming. Just like Noah and Lot, the few righteous would be taken out first, then the end would come.
Lord, help us to be diligent about building your Kingdom on this earth and inviting people to enter it.
I want to give a word of encouragement about what we are going through right now. The devil wants nothing more than to take our nation and make us a slave to him. We have got to pray for discernment for our President. He is listening to the wrong advisers who want to ruin us and rule over us. When our President tells us it is time to go back to work, all hell will break out and we as the Church have got to boldly come out of our isolation and go back to work. If we are covered with the blood we will not be touched by virus nor will we carry it. We have got to be God's hands to rebuild the House of the Lord which for us is America. Blessings on all who are called by His name. We don't walk by sight but by faith!!!
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