“When the Israelites set up camp, each tribe will be assigned its own area.” Numbers 2:2
Our message is to abide with the God.
John 15:9
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. (ESV)
John 15:10
“If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.” (ESV)
John 8:31
“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples.” (ESV)
John 15:4
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” (ESV)
1 John 4:13
“By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.” (ESV)
2 John 1:9
“Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.” (ESV)
I agree that you have to dive in with total submission to God’s word. You can’t do it half way! The goal is to squeeze the worldliness out of your life and let God reign supreme. We try to kid ourselves that a little bit of the world won’t hurt, but we are just letting the devil in. We have to guard our heart and our lives from the devil’s influence daily.
loved that on your site (a fortified heart)you talked about the ark of the covenant (God) and in the “jericho” story-how they followed God (his presence) and then today’s reading -your nugget on abiding. Oh girls—can’t you just feel God’s presence when we are in his word and the holy spirit’s nudging us for what he wants to “say”.
Wintery weather up here in southern Ontario, Canada.
Great day for abiding in the Word and abiding with the Lord.
May all of you be blessed as you abide with Him.