Numbers 9
Moses, Aaron, and the Israelites often did "just as God commanded".
The question is - how can we do just as God commands us?
The place to start is with study of the Bible where we renew our minds and enable ourselves to understand and do God's will:
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2
But we can't just know God's word - we must be doers of the word:
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22
To enable us to be doers of the word we must live life together - in fellowship with other believers.
And of course:
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an awesome God, full of love, compassion, patience, etc. Thank You Jesus...I am not worth such love. I am often not a doer of the Word. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome my in action. Help me turn towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind, and love others as You do. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses. v23
Moses, Aaron, and the Israelites often did "just as God commanded".
The question is - how can we do just as God commands us?
The place to start is with study of the Bible where we renew our minds and enable ourselves to understand and do God's will:
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2
But we can't just know God's word - we must be doers of the word:
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22
To enable us to be doers of the word we must live life together - in fellowship with other believers.
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:10-11
One of the keys in achieving spiritual maturity togetherness:
Then we will no longer
be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there
by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people
in their deceitful scheming. Instead,
speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the
mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From
him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting
ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its
work. Ephesians 4:14-16
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an awesome God, full of love, compassion, patience, etc. Thank You Jesus...I am not worth such love. I am often not a doer of the Word. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome my in action. Help me turn towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind, and love others as You do. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
