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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Thursday, September 28, 2017
Today's Passage : Today's Passage: Subject:Jacob’s Last Words Bible Verse:Genesis 49:28-33 (ESV) "All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah — the field and the cave that is in it were bought from the Hittites.” When Jacob finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people." Message:
This is a great moment in history, for it is the moment in which the time of the lone patriarchs end and the twelve tribes of Israel are declared. Jacob (Israel) was an individual man. God has promised that his seed would be as numerous as the grains of sand; and here, the fulfillment of the promise begins. Joseph has been declared the head of what is no longer a tribe of nomads, but a seedling nation. Although there are only about 70 of them, the Hebrews are now the nation of Israel.
Jacob will be buried in Canaan, in the tomb of Abraham. Not only does he have a natural inclination to be buried with his ancestors, in the home of his heart, as many people do; but also, he wants to establish that Canaan is still the land of the nation which bears his name — not Egypt. It is a sign he gives to his sons and his generations to come, that they are living in a strange land. No matter how long it will last (and it will last for centuries), their life in Egypt is a temporary sojourn. God has promised them the land of Canaan, and they will eventually return to it, for it is the home of their God and their destiny.
Meditation : Prayer : And finally, may the grace of Christ our Savior, and the Father's boundless love, with the Holy Spirit's favor, rest upon me, and all of us, from above. Thus may we abide in union, with each other and the Lord, and possess, in sweet communion, joys which earth cannot afford..Amen |
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