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Friday 9 September 2011

It Was Always In His Plan - Devotional.

Scripture Passages - Numbers 27: 1-11, Luke 1: 30-38.
Numbers 27- 1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying: 3 “Our father died in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the LORD, in company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a 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. 8 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. 9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. 11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.’” And it shall be to the children of Israel a statute of judgment, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

Sometimes you feel you have been bypassed and forgotten by God. Events happen in your life that isn't in your favor, and you think "why me?". King David well before he was made king, but God had revealed to him he will be king, was almost killed 17 times by out of favor king saul. He must have been thinking 'how come i'm going through all this', but God was with him all along. Most times when God puts you in a position where it seems there is no breakthrough, it's God wanting you to trust in him alone to see you out of it.

From the main text, Zelophehad died leaving 5 daughters behind and no son. They had not yet entered into the promised land. Reading previous chapters we see that God made a promise through Moses that those that enter into the promised land will have land, treasures and inheritance shared among each family.
The girls had faith that what has been said regarding the land will come to pass, they believed. Their modesty in asking without murmuring was very evident. As we read there was no precedence for the thing they were asking for as inheritance was never given to women.
They took their case to the elders and people in authority and they cascaded it upwards as everyone of the elders rejected their case. They eventually requested Moses take their case to God as a last resort.

There are certain things God permits but doesn't back. 2Kings 1:14. Gods mind on this issue can be seen when Jesus' disciples came back to Jesus, asking him to rain down fire on the people who refused Jesus come to their city. Jesus' response was to reject their request stating that our God is now a God that saves souls (God of the new testament).

When Moses asked God regarding these 5 sisters issues, God spake to Moses commanding their possessions be given to them. And because of these 5 sisters, God commanded the rules be re-written.
3 answers that God will give when you ask:-

Yes - To bring glory unto his name. 2Corinthians 1:20
No - Not his will or plan for your life. Psalms 106: 14-15
Wait - Time has not come or you're not mature enough to handle the things. Galatians 4:1, Habakkuk 2:3
God has tied certain blessings to our Faith, you just need to ASK.

In conclusion:- God had the desire and placed it into the heart of the 5 sisters, that he may rewrite the rules for you and others. You need to have a relationship with the Father that he will give you his desire.

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