Fri.’s Devo -Be a Testimony

Read: Deuteronomy 11:1-12:32; Luke 8:22-39; Psalm 70:1-5; Proverbs 12:4 Moses was speaking to the ones who were children when they left Egypt. They had seen all that God had done for them in Egypt and along the way. He admonished them to keep all the commandments that he had given them so that they may be strong and go in and possess the land. That would prolong their days and have a longer life-span than their parents. *** This land was not a land like Egypt where they had to plant seed and water it, but this was a land with seed in the soil and that was watered by God’s rain all year long. *** They were to teach their children all the laws of the Lord and speak of them often so that they and their children would experience longevity. *** If they obeyed the Lord, he would drive out all the nations that possess the land now even though they were mightier and greater in number. Every place the soles of their feet tread would be theirs within the boundaries God had given them. The whole land would fear them and not would prevail against them. *** When they came into the land they were to put the blessings on mount Gerizim and the curse upon mount Ebal. *** They were to utterly destroy all the places where the nations before them practiced their idol worship. They were to destroy the names of their gods and put his name in the place he designated for them. First, God would give them rest from their enemies and then he would choose the tribe that would house his name. There they would bring their sacrifices, tithes and offerings. *** In Luke, Jesus went with his disciples to the other side of the lake to the land of the Gaddarenes. There arose a great storm as they sailed. Jesus was asleep in the boat and they woke him up to help. He got up and rebuked the storm and it ceased to a calm. Then he asked them where their faith was. They wondered what a man he was that he could command the winds and the water to obey him. *** When they arrived to the land, they met a man who had had devils for a long time. He saw Jesus and fell to this knees asking him if he came to torment him. Jesus asked him his name and he said, Legion. The demons begged him to let them not be sent to the waters. There was a heard of swine nearby and they begged to go into them. Jesus cast them out and they went into the herd and they ran and were drown in the lake. So the demons got the water anyway. *** The man was now sane and it scared the townspeople so much they begged Jesus to leave. The man who was now delivered and sane begged Jesus to let him go with him. Jesus told him to go home and tell everyone what God had done for him. Lord, the power of a testimony is great. May we do the works that you do and live to have many testimonies of your power.