12/2/2009 10:13 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The victory of Joseph
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Judges 1:22-26
Message of the verses: “22
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. 23 The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of
the city was formerly Luz). 24 The spies
saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Please show us the
entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly." 25 So he showed them the entrance to the city,
and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and
all his family go free. 26 The man went
into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named it Luz which is its name
to this day. and upward.”
These verses
of victory are in the same paragraph as the defeats of the children of Israel, which
will be looked at the next SD.
The two
tribes of Joseph got control of the city of Bethel which was an important city
because this is where the patriarchs lived and it may have been taken under the
leadership of Joshua, but at any rate it now came under the power of the sons
of Joseph. When they came up to the city
to attack they asked a man how to get into the city and because of his
information they let him go but he did not stay with the children of Israel
like Rahab had done.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: When I get a chance to be involved with
something of the Lord I should not turn it down as the man in this section did.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- Trust the Lord to guide me as to whether or not Sandy and I are to get involved in the product that was introduced to us last night.
12/2/2009 11:12 AM
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