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    March 10th Chronological Bible Readings

    Numbers 32:1-33:56
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    Today in Numbers chapter 32 verse 23 we read this strong warning from Moses to the Reubenites & Gadites about their promise to fight with Israel and their desire to settle in the land east of the Jordan river: “But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.”  I think this is powerful for us to keep in mind in our lives today as well!  It’s important for us to keep our word!  If we’re not sure we can keep our word, we shouldn’t give it.  But if we do give our word, and we fail to keep it, we have sinned.  And I do believe the sin will still find us out today.  How are you at keeping your word these days?  Is there an area of your life where you gave your word and you now are wavering?  Can you keep your word in that area?  Will you pray to God to give you strength to do so?  Let us not be people who fail to keep our word or who stretch the truth!


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    Chapter 33 is a great re-cap of Israel’s journey!  Check out a great map of Israel’s journey and commentary at this link.  And another full sized map of Israel’s journey is at this link, and a smaller sized map is below:


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    Worship God: Today’s readings in Numbers 33 reminded me of Christy Nockels song “Waiting Here for You:”



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    Are you waiting for the LORD? Click here and wait no more!


    Please join us in memorizing and meditating on a verse of Scripture today: “But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.” Numbers 32:23 NIV


    Prayer Point: Pray that you will not sin. Pray in realization that every sin you commit is truly a sin against the LORD. Pray that you will not sin against the LORD.


    Comments from You:  What verses or insights stand out to you in today’s readings?  Please post up by clicking on the “Comments” link below!

    God bless,
    Mike

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    2 responses to “March 10th Chronological Bible Readings”

    1. Ramona Avatar
      Ramona

      Numbers 32:1-33:56
      This makes me sad, 1 …So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds, 2 they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the people. They said, 3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—4 the LORD has conquered this whole area for the people of Israel. It is ideally suited for all our flocks and herds. 5 If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River.”
      God, who knows everything, gives the children of Israel land that is best suited for them, yet two and one-half tribes think that they can appraise the land better than God. Hmmm, have I negotiated down and taken what God has permitted me to take instead of waiting for God’s perfect Will for my life? Were the people from the tribe of Gad the ancestors of those living in the Gadarenes, that place where Jesus cast the legend of demons out of a man and sent them into a heard of pigs? I’m not sure if they are but if there were they wound up taking care of unclean animals. That was not a job for nice Jewish boys.
      How could they say that the land was ideally suited for them without fully exploring the land of Promise? What does this say when we want things done in our timing and not God’s timing?
      Mike reading your comments about keeping our words reminds me of how important it is to be faithful to the words that flow from our mouths. One of the consequences of not keeping our word is that we don’t think anyone else will be true to their word either, even God so we don’t trust Him. If you can’t believe your own words, you will never believe anyone else’s. That is the real destruction of having a lying tongue, we destroy ourselves first.

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    2. Tabitha Avatar
      Tabitha

      My Mom’s favorite verse when I was a child is in today’s reading. “Be sure your sin will find you out.” She would just say that to us. It was so true, too. It didn’t matter what we did, she would always find out. (I probably told on myself more often than not, but still…).
      God only disciplines those that He loves. He is our Father and wants us to be made perfect in all things.

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