Tues.’s Devo - We Inherit the Earth!

Read: Joshua 11:1-12:24; Luke 17:11-37; Psalm 84:1-12; Proverbs 13:5-6 After Joshua’ victory over the southern kings, the kings in the north heard about what had happened and King Jabin organized all the kings north to be one great army against Joshua and his men. *** God told Joshua not to be afraid of them, that He would hand them over to him tomorrow as dead men. God told Joshua to cripple their horses and burn their chariots. They all met at the water near Merom and suddenly attacked them. They chased them into the valley of Mizpah until they were all killed. Joshua obeyed and crippled the horses and burned all the chariots. *** Joshua captured the city of Hazor which had been the capital of all these kingdoms at one time. They spared no survivors and burned the city. He slaughtered all the kings and took all the plunder and livestock for themselves. Joshua carefully carried out everything the Lord had told him to do. *** The whole region was conquered. He killed all the giants who were the descendants of Anak except for a few that escaped to the land of the Philistines. We will see some of them reappear in the story of David. *** Joshua divided the land and gave it to the tribes. Joshua and the Israelites conquered 31 kings as well as the two east of the Jordan which totals to 33. *** In Luke, Jesus was still on his journey to Jerusalem. He met 10 lepers on his way. They cried out to him for mercy. He told them to go and show themselves to the priests. As they went, they were healed. One came back and praised God falling at Jesus’ feet. He thanked him for what he had done for him. Jesus asked where the other men were and he told this man that his faith had made him whole. This man was a Samaritan so he wouldn’t have been able to enter into the Temple. He came back to the Temple of God in Jesus. We don’t know if the others went to the Temple to show themselves or not. *** The people asked Jesus when the kingdom would come, but he kept telling them how it was going to happen. It wouldn’t come with signs - the kingdom was already here, among them. He was the kingdom of God. He would suffer and be rejected by this generation but when he comes back, it would be like the days of Noah. They partied right up to the very end when Noah stepped into the boat and the sky rained down water. The wicked died and the righteous lived. It was like that in the days of Lot also. They partied right up to the day the sky rained own fire and sulfur. The wicked died and the righteous lived. It will be that same way when the Son of Man is revealed. The wicked won’t have time to pack. They will be taken in their beds. Death will be everywhere. The wicked will die but, the righteous will inherit the earth! *** Lord, help us to see the truths in your Word. You have so many good things planned for your people. Thank you for saving, healing, and delivering us, and giving us a wonderful future.