13 Av 5983 / 31 July 2023
Day 212 Readings
Bible Study Together:
Numbers 26:57-27:23
Numbers 27
4 Why should the name of our father be removed[q] from among his family because he had no son? Give us a [r]possession among our father’s brothers.”
5 So Moses brought their case before the Lord.
6 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; 19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate[t] him in their sight. 20 And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him by the judgment of the Urim. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”
365 Daily Kngdom Living:
2 Chronicles 29
1 Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was [a]Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.
Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple
3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.
Romans 14
The Law of Liberty
14 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4 Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; [a]and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. 7 For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For to this end Christ died [b]and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of [c]Christ. 11 For it is written:
“As I live, says the Lord,Every knee shall bow to Me,And every tongue shall confess to God.”
12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us not judge one another [d]anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.
The Law of Love
14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in [e]these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may [f]edify another. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with [g]offense. 21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles [h]or is offended or is made weak. 22 [i]Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is [j]sin.
Psalm 24
The King of Glory and His Kingdom
A Psalm of David.
24 The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,The world and those who dwell therein.2 For He has founded it upon the seas,And established it upon the [a]waters.
3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?Or who may stand in His holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,Nor sworn deceitfully.5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord,And righteousness from the God of his salvation.6 This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,Who seek Your face. Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates!And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!And the King of glory shall come in.8 Who is this King of glory?The Lord strong and mighty,The Lord mighty in battle.9 Lift up your heads, O you gates!Lift up, you everlasting doors!And the King of glory shall come in.10 Who is this King of glory?The Lord of hosts,He is the King of glory. Selah
Proverbs 20:12
Dear AVI,
Praise YOU O LORD for YOU are GOD Almighty, KING of Glory!!! King of Kings and LORD of Lords!!! GREAT I AM!!! The ONE that I love and long for, the ONE I hurt because of my failures and weaknesses, forgive me FATHER for I am weak and YOU alone can make me strong. YOU alone can make me stand, holy, pure and blameless because of YOUR Son YESHUA My Righteousness. O HOLY ONE, Toda Raba, it feels nice to be having devotions right here in a new place of the Veranda where used to be a tent but now is a shelter of strong structure. I have not gone out to have devotions in a long time now and I am so glad to be here. And I thank YOU for the good nights rest, I had many dreams about Charm and Saar, I pray they are well in Canada and that YOU take care of them. I remember falling asleep seeking refuge from YOU, hiding under YOUR covering, asking YOU to protect me from the abusive and proud, from the wounded and broken because I am still broken. I cannot heal others or help them when I am in need of help myself. I do not want to sink deeper than I am already in sinking sand with the mid life crisis going on in my life. I want to prove myself strong and able because YOU are my GOD who loves and heals, redeemed and restored me. But I a not whole yet O GOD, please take care of me. Please heal me make me whole and set my heart right. Guard my thoughts and let it be subject and submissive always to the LORDSHIP of YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST. Please LORD, I cannot live my life on my own, live it through me. For I no longer live but CHRIST lives in me. Be alive in me once again O GOD, take full control of me and enable me to fast this week so YOU can fully do YOUR WORK in me O GOD Almighty! Help me O GOD! Take care of me! I give YOU this day please have YOUR Way always and all the time. Help me to partner with YOU in all that I do. Help me KING JESUS, rule and reign over me and all my desires, I surrender them all to YOU because YOU know what is best for me. But I pray for Mosab Hassan Yousef the One that my soul loves, please take care of him, answer his prayers for all his family to be saved because he is Your servant, have mercy on him and do not let him be led astray by the foolish teachings of the world but let him stand on the strong foundation - YESHUA and keep him blameless until the end. LORD, I am just praying for him, I no longer force him to be the One for me even though it was YOU who revealed it. YOU revealed so many things, but only YOUR will will prevail so help me to walk with YOU according to YOUR will. I pray tha YOU will enable me to take control of my emotions, take full control of me O GOD. I pray even for my offenders, Alhamdan Youssef to be saved along with all his companions who have abused my resources. I pray that YOU save them and encounter them LORD JESUS, for all glory and honor and power and praise belongs to YOU O GOD of Heaven and Earth!!!
Ba HaShem YESHUA HaMashiach, Amen!
Dear Mosab,
I fasted today because I want to overcome all my issues, negative thinking, fears and worries. At the same time, I was also given to more confusion when GOD brought Jay back in my life when I was already free from him on April. I don't want to be more confused so I didn't give any meaning to it but when I talked to Mama Elsie about it, she was also excited that GOD maybe trying to do something. I thought I already closed the door behind on Jay but when I saw him on Saturday, I felt something, but I disregarded it because what he did was something I could tolerate. I am trying to close the door on him, I am trying to convince myself that I should not even entertain thoughts about him but my heart does not lie and it knows what it wants. Now all I have to do is to get over the stupid feelings because it is not right for me to feel anything for him. He broke my heart, that's it and I need to move on from that. Mosab I want it to be you because GOD told me about you on 2021. You are the best for me and I will wait for you. I pray to leave for Israel this year, just to be there for a while and perhaps I will be able to meet you but now it feels impossible because you seem so far out of reach. I will do all I can to exhibit my faith, I already planned to travel, I am only waiting for the approval of those who will receive me in Israel.
Take care Mosab and pray for me if you ever read this.
Love, Marie
Dear AVI,
HOLY HOLY HOLY are YOU O GOD Almighty, King of Glory! Toda for enabling me to fast today, for the problems we have solved today because YOU are always with us. Today I didn't feel any sugar low because there was a situation at the office. I decided to fast because I want to overcome all my negative emotions and fears that have paralyzed me from truly living a full abundant life. But I find myself praying for YOU to protect me from abusers and predators like Jay and Pauline. O GOD, I pray that YOU will remove any negative feelings I have for these 2 people as I continue to pray for their healing and deliverance. I pray O GOD that YOU will not allow me to be overcome by my emotions but let MY Spirit be strong that any emotion will submit to YOUR Lordship. AVI, I decided to read again the Bible guide of the church with Bible Study Together App and Lo and Behold! I find this reading about Jochebed, a Word that YOU gave me in Exodus 6:20 regarding marrying Jay because Amram the father of Moses is younger than than his wife Jochebed. What I read this morning that reminded me of Jay was a reading in Numbers 26:59 The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. I missed this word this morning because I didn't notice this, I was in a hurry and I was mentally disturbed by many things clouding my brain and when I decided to read it the plan again tonight (reading the Bible at night is what I don't consistently or usually do but have been following) I was so shocked to read the most boring verses in the Bible that contained Jochebed for she is a reminder to me that I am Jochebed when I marry my nephew Amran and Amran would be younger than she is because she is already his Aunt. I remember GOD giving me this word when I sought HIM because of my feelings for Jay the first time I met him. But reading it tonight again, in another book and verse made me scared that I would probably end up with him because of the unconditional feelings I have in my heart despite and inspite of all the hurt he has done to me and now reading about GOD's reminder of me as Jochebed in another book in the Scriptures makes me even more afraid of being with Jay in the ened but I should just let it go and not make a big deal out of it because no Promise by GOD has been fulfilled in what I clung to in the past so why should this be any different? Besides, I am still in pain from him, and there is not reason to trust him anymore. I pray AVI GOD, deliver me from this dilemna with Jay again because it's too much for me. Close the doors for me AVI, please close the doors for me and do not allow us to meet as often. Please protect me O GOD from the wiles of evil and help me to stand by YOUR WORD alone!
Ba Hashem YESHUA haMashiach, AMen!