DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday, July 5, 2022
TOPIC: God Cares For All
TEXT: Joshua 18:11-20
KEY VERSE:
“And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.” – (Joshua 18:11)
DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday, July 5, 2022 OUTLINE
A little group of missionaries sailed the oceans from the Western Hemisphere to preach the gospel of Christ in Africa, and in a couple of decades, thriving assemblies of believers cropped up all over the continent. World history is replete with little beginnings becoming great when left under the uninterrupted watch of the Almighty.
The tribe of Benjamin, known as “the smallest of the tribes of Israel”, was divinely gifted with rich resources as land was allotted to the Israelites when they took up occupancy of the Promised Land. The Benjamites got a territory that lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph, two powerful neighbours they could depend on for spiritual and economic relationships.
Within the land of Benjamin were the famous cities of Jerusalem, Jericho, Bethel and Ramah among others. There has always been mention of these renowned territories in relation to noteworthy events and the eminent personalities behind them. We remember the exploits of Jacob at Bethel. There is also Samuel the seer whose home was in Ramah, from where he judged Israel and built an altar to the Lord.
The New Testament also has revealing records of our Lord Jesus Christ performing monumental miracles in Jerusalem and Jericho.
God specialises in transforming what is despised into what is dignifying, when left in His care. He changes the penitent sinner into a conquering saint. These last days, the Lord is also waiting to deliver a humanity made little by the curse of sin.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
In God’s service, the little metamorphoses into the mighty.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Genesis 14-16
