Topic: He Is Ever Present [Saturday May 2, 2015]
Text: Numbers 10:1-10
Key Verse: “And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies” (Numbers 10:9).
Several years lay ahead of the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai as they journeyed to the Promised Land. They were savouring thirteen months of freedom from hundreds of years of bondage in Egypt. God saw the years ahead and what they would be encountering in the hands of the enemies in the territories they would be passing through.
So, in our passage today, God is revealed as directing them on how to call for assembly of worship, assembly to meet their leaders and assembly to go to war. Moses was directed to make “two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece… that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps” (Numbers 10:2).
This arrangement was to ensure order and unity in their midst. No one or group was expected to form a gathering away from the main congregation. Movement from one location to another must be done as one united body so that organizing them could be done under one authority. This would allow Moses to impart God’s word under one umbrella, with no risk of different camps emerging where false and personal doctrines might creep in to destabilise the faith of the people.
God will help His people when they are in trouble and they call on Him to intervene. He will give them His grace and protection. “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers…, when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee” (Isaiah 43:2). Trust God. His promises are yea and amen in Christ.
Bible in One Year: 1 Samuel 12-13
Thought for The Day: Draw close to God in prayers; and He will move on your behalf.
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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