Tues.’s Devo - The Revenge of God

Read: Deuteronomy 32:28-52; Luke 12:35-59; Psalm 78:56-64; Proverbs 12:24 The song of Moses continues today. Israel would forsake her God and just like the curses state: “one person would chase a thousand and two people would put ten thousand of them to flight.” The only way those odds would make sense would be that God had forsaken them and sold them to the enemy. *** Their enemy’s rock was Satan and its roots were in Sodom and Gomorrah. Their wine was the venom of serpents and deadly poison of cobras. Isn’t that exactly what Jesus said about the Pharisees who had usurped the Jews in Matthew 12:34. ”O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” God says that he is storing up his wrath until the right time and then he will take revenge on them. He is doing that right now in our day. *** God will ask them where their gods are who they have relied on to save them. There is no one like the Lord. He is the one to kills and gives life. They will find this out. *** When Moses had finished teaching the people the song the Lord had given him, he went up on Mt. Nebo and was able to look out over the promised land before he died. Both he and Aaron had betrayed the Lord at Meribah. Their fate was to be a warning to the people. In Luke, Jesus told them that it was imperative that they understood the times they were living in. They had to be ready and awake all the time. No one knew when the enemy was coming to destroy. Those who are awake will be able to prevail against him but those who are distracted will be taken by surprise. Jesus would come back also and those who are not looking and waiting for him will be taken by surprise. It may not be a good surprise. *** The answer is to stay close to the Lord doing what he calls us to do every day. Then, there is nothing to be afraid of. The future is wonderful for those obeying the Lord and walking with him. *** Lord, may we stay awake and aware of who you are and what you require of us. May we enjoy your presence and be filled with your Holy Spirit. May we see the revival and salvation of many souls.