March 15, 2023 – Battle For Good

 March 15, 2023
 Daily Reading – Numbers 30-31 / Mark 14:1-16

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Numbers 31:3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    Growing up I remember times when my dad and mom would not let me play with certain kids. They would say things like, “that kid is up to no good and I do not want you to be caught up in his problems.” I did not understand it then. To me that was mean. They were just children to play with. However, my parents saw something else that I did not see. Later, when I grew up and had children of my own, I remember having the same talk with my children about some of the kids they wanted to play with. I am sorry to say that as a parent I very seldom was wrong. I am sorry because the children I did not want my child hanging around with, often grew up to be involved in many other serious issues throughout their life.

 

    The Midianites had been A problem for the children of Israel many times in the past. Their worship of idols and rejection of God was bad enough. However, then they enticed many from the tribes of Israel to join them. Seducing them into also rebelling against God. God told Moses as a final act before you die, I want to rid the children of Israel from this terrible influence. They are no good for Israel. Moses however sees this as getting rid of them for God because they were no good for God. How wonderful it is that both Moses and God had the same idea. God was protecting Israel and their good name, and Moses was protecting God and His good name. Both saw this as a battle for good.

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

    When God says in 2 Cor. 6:17 “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing;…” He is not being mean; He is being a loving Father who sees past what we can see.

 

Isn’t it great to see how much He cares?