Wed.’s Devo - The Law is Spiritual

Read: Deuteronomy 13:1-15:23; Luke 8:40-9:6; Psalm 71:1-24; Proverbs 12:5-7 Moses warned them of people who dreamed dreams of the future and they came to pass, and of people who did signs and wonders. If they then enticed the people to follow other gods, they would know that they were not true prophets of God; they were false prophets. If they pointed them to God, then they were true prophets of God. False prophets were to be put to death or they would encourage rebellion against God. Other people might try to entice them to follow other gods, like someone in their immediate family. They were to have no mercy on them but put them to death. A scoundrel in their town might rise up and try to entice the citizens of the town to follow other gods, but they were not to follow him. If the town did follow him into idolatry, then the people of Israel must attack them and kill them and burn the whole town. God promised to have mercy on only those who listened to him voice and kept all his commands. God gave them a list of the animals that were unclean. They could eat any animal that had completely split hooves and chewed the cud. This is a picture of what we as Christian’s should eat. We are to eat the Word which divides soul and spirit. joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4:12) It is the split hooves that we stand on. We are to chew the meat of the Word and meditate upon it day and night. This is a picture of chewing the cud. We don’t swallow everything we hear without using discernment and asking the Lord his opinion. The marine animals were to have fins and scales. Which means to us that we must walk unwavering and straight. Fins allow a fish to swim balanced. Scales are coverings. We are covered with the blood of Christ. They were not to eat birds of prey that ate dead animals for food. We are to eat things that bring us life not death. Winged insects that walked upon the earth stood for things that were suppose to fly but chose to walk on the earth. That could mean not to participate with people who were earthly, fleshly Christians who didn’t live by the spirit but by the flesh. They were not to eat anything that died a natural death. This could represent a person who refused to repent and died in their sin. We are not to follow their example. They were told repeatedly not to cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. I think this means not to label a person according to the sins of their mother. Don’t put them in the same category but let them answer for themselves and choose to become their own person. They were to give the Lord a tithe of everything. At the end of every seventh year they were to cancel all debts. They were to be generous and compassionate toward the poor and needy. All slaves were to be released every seventh year unless the slave chose to stay with its master. Then the owner would take the slave and pierce his ear to the doorpost of his house. In that way the owner is applying his slave’s blood his door showing that he is now a part of his family. That is what we do when we choose to die to our lives and become a bond slave of the Lord’s. In Luke, Jesus was just on the other side of the lake where a demon-possessed man had begged to have his demons not be cast into the pit and now we have a leader of the synagogue begging Jesus to heal his daughter who was going to the pit. Jesus pulled them both out of the pit and saved them from eternal death. The synagogue leader was named Jairus which means “he will enlighten”. Jesus required faith from him and he did have faith. His daughter who was 12 years old, was brought back from death. At the same time a woman who had been bleeding for the same amount of years came to him and secretly touched the bottom of his robe. Jesus made it public that she was healed. Both of these people represented Israel. Jesus came to bring Israel back to life and those who sought him found new life and healing. Those who didn’t just sunk deeper into deception. Jesus gathered his disciples and sent them out to do the same thing he was doing. Lord, may we do the same things that you did on the earth and even more. May we take your Kingdom into the world and spread it.