Sun,’s Devo - The Higher Calling

Read: Numbers 32:1-33:39; Luke 4:31-5:11; Psalm 64:1-10; Proverbs 11:22 When the tribes of Reuben and Gad saw the land of Jazer and Gilead, they wanted the land because it was perfect for raising livestock. They were the farmers and had many cattle. They approached Moses with the proposition of taking that land as their possession and not land in Israel. Moses was most upset at first but when he learned that they planned to send their armies into the promised land to help everyone else take their possession, he was fine. Half of the tribe of Manasseh also took land east of the Jordan. They build pens for their cattle, put their families in the towns they had conquered and renamed many of the towns. God gave the route that the children of Israel took when they left Egypt to when they entered into their land. When they got to Mt. Hor, Aaron was directed by God to climb it and on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year. There he died at the age of 123. In Luke, Jesus was teaching in the synagogues. The thing they hated about Jesus was his authority. They were into religion which was cloaked in false humility and piety. The religious didn’t recognize who Jesus was but the demons knew him well. When they started naming him, Jesus would tell them to be quiet and cast them out. This just proved Jesus’ authority over Satan’s realm which made the Pharisees even madder. Jesus continued healing people but the demons would come out saying that Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus finally had to not let them speak. He wanted his people to know who he was on their own. It had to come from their hearts. It was Jesus’ kindness and good things he did that convicted their hearts. When Simon and Andrew had been fishing all night and had not caught anything, Jesus climbed into their boats and preached, then he told them to put their nets down deep. Any fisherman knew that you don’t fish once it was daylight. But, because Jesus told them to do it, they did. They had their nets so full they could hardly bring them in. Peter realized the miracle and fell to his knees repenting of his sins. That was the last day Peter fished for a living.; he began his life of fishing for men. He left all and went with Jesus. Lord, may we be like Peter who realized that there was something greater than this world can give. You are the way, the truth, and the light.