Daily Manna 24 September
KEY VERSE: “I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.” – (Exodus 23:29,30)
TEXT: Exodus 23:20-33
20 “Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him. 22 But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. 23 For My Angel will go before you and bring you in to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off. 24 You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.
25 “So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. 26 No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
27 “I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28 And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you. 29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. 31 And I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the River. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. 32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
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Stories abound of people who missed fatal accidents by a whisker. It is either they arrived a few seconds after a public bus got fully booked or they missed their flight by a few minutes.
In the series of instructions to the children of Israel before their entry into the Promised Land, God told them about a guardian angel – the messenger of God – who at this time was manifested in the pillar of the cloud and fire. The angel was to be obeyed, because His presence in Israel was the authority of God among the people. The lands they were to possess were inhabited by idolatrous people and the children of Israel were told beforehand not to expect instant defeat of the enemies.
The reason such sudden and absolute defeat of the enemy might not be desirable at the initial time was to avoid opening another area of concern – invasion of wild beasts. In life, people who suffer afflictions in one way or the other yearn for total deliverance. Many people have fallen into the sin of murmuring and complaining over the seeming delay of divine intervention in their lives.
Perhaps, these delays are deliberate as God orchestrates such for the ultimate good of His children. Many people turn their back on God as soon as they are delivered from problem of sickness, poverty or other afflictions. The blessing of God must not be abused but accepted with gratitude. Believers must learn to give thanks to God even when it seems their blessings are delayed.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God’s time is still the best for man.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 24-26
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – Delayed for Good – by Pastor Enoch A.
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Daily Manna 24 September 2021
