Mon.’s Devo - Have Mercy

Read: Joshua 15:1-63; Luke 18:18-43; Psalm 86:1-17; Proverbs 13:9-10 Today we read the boundaries for the tribe of Judah. If you look on a map of the tribes in the back of your Bible you will see that the land given to the tribe of Judah was one of the largest land masses of the tribes other than Manasseh. Judah’s land is the southern most lot. and shared Jerusalem with Benjamin. It is interesting to see that Jerusalem has always been a well-contested city. The last thing we read is that the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem and they live among the people of Judah to this day. I would have to say that that statement is still true. The true Jews were replaced by the Zionists back in 1917 by the Boulfour Declaration signed by Walter Rothschild. It looked like a good thing for the Jews to establish a land for them but it was a two-edged sword. The true Jews were pushed out in favor of “Zionists” which were Kazarians who identified as “Jews”. The spiritual battle for God’s chosen people and their land is deeper than it looks and the war is still being waged in heaven and on the earth for God’s people and their land. *** In Luke, a religious leader came to Jesus to be justified. He asked Jesus what he could DO to inherit eternal life. The religious leaders were all about works. He wanted a law he could obey or an act that would merit his right to his inheritance. It doesn’t work that way in the Kingdom of God but Jesus knew exactly what he was asking so he gave him something he could DO. When he realized he couldn’t do it he went away sad. Jesus turned to his disciples and said that it was hard for the rich - those who thought they were rich - to enter the Kingdom of God but what was impossible with man was possible with God. To enter the Kingdom of God you have to give up everything to gain everything. *** Jesus told the disciples why they had to keep going to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was where they killed the prophets and he would die where the prophets prophesied he would. *** On his way, he met a blind beggar who cried out for Jesus to have mercy on him. Jesus did have mercy on him and healed him. *** Lord, may we seek your Kingdom and live by faith. Have mercy on our land and your children.