Wed.’s Devo- Create Life!

Read: Judges 1:1-2:9; Luke 21:20-22:13; Psalm 90:1-91:16; Proverbs 13:24-25 The Lord said the tribe of Judah was to fight first for their land. They invited the tribe of Simeon to help them and promised they would help them also. The land of Simeon was inside the land of Judah. *** They fought the Canaanites and had great victory over the Canaanites and Perizzites. They captured King Adoni-bezek from the city of Bezek. Adoni-bezek means “lord of lightning”. They cut off his thumbs and big toes like he had done to seventy kings himself. *** As the tribes begin to conquer their land, it is sad to read that all of them failed to drive out the “ites” in their land. Sometimes they made them their slaves, but they still controlled the land. *** The angel of the Lord came from Gilgal to Bochim to rebuke the people for not obeying the Lord. They were instructed to destroy the altars of their enemies and not to make any covenants with them, but they did. The angel of the Lord said that he would no longer drive the people out for them but their enemies would be great and constant temptations to them. The people wept so loudly, they defined Bochim with weeping. *** The people went back to their land and followed the Lord until the last witness of what God had done had died. Joshua died at the age of 110 and was buried in his land in Ephraim. Timnath-serah means “abundant portion”. *** In Luke, Jesus had given them the future of Jerusalem’s demise. They would all live to see it and they did. *** Judas went to the priests and offered to help them betray Jesus. They were delighted to have an insider and offered him money. *** It was the time of the Feast of Unleavened Bread which included the Passover. Jesus sent Peter and John ahead of them to prepare the meal. He told them exactly what was going to happen and when they got to the town, it happened just as Jesus said it would. *** When we speak things out, it creates what we say. This is why we declare the Word over our circumstances and see it work. This is why we pray. *** Lord, may we be careful with our words knowing that we create with them and we can create life or death. May our words bring life, healing, purpose and salvation.