Week 11: Defending God's Honor

This week's Bible reading plan is as follows:

• Sunday: Numbers 14:1-15:16; Mark 14:53-72; Psalm 53:1-6; Proverbs 11:4
• Monday: Numbers 15:17-16:40; Mark 15:1-47; Psalm 54:1-7; Proverbs 11:5-6
• Tuesday: Numbers 16:41-18:32; Mark 16:1-20; Psalm 55:1-23; Proverbs 11:7
• Wednesday: Numbers 19:1-20:29; Luke 1:1-25; Psalm 56:1-13; Proverbs 11:8
• Thursday: Numbers 21:1-22:20; Luke 1:26-56; Psalm 57:1-11; Proverbs 11:9-11
• Friday: Numbers 22:21-23:30; Luke 1:57-80; Psalm 58:1-11; Proverbs 11:12-13
• Saturday: Numbers 24:1-25:18; Luke 2:1-35; Psalm 59:1-17; Proverbs 11:14

Our S.O.A.P. this week is from the book of Numbers:

Scripture: Numbers 14:15, 16
"Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say, 'The Lord was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the wilderness.'"

Observation:
Earlier Moses complained to Yahweh that Israel was driving him crazy and asked why God had put the burden of the nation on his shoulders. So when Moses intercedes for the people in this instance, he is not doing so because of strong loyalties to the people...or because he wants to continue his job of leadings them. Moses is concerned for one thing only: Yahweh's honor!

Application:
The most important thing I can attend to in my life is not my own reputation or even the reputation of God's people, the church. The most important thing for me to attend to is God’s honor. By extension, that means I will defend the church when I have to, but the underlying motivation is my allegiance to God and God’s reputation in the world.

Prayer:
O Lord, please help me keep my priorities straight and be like Moses in defending your honor before the world. Please open my eyes to see the ways you would have me do this in my day and time. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.






Have a great week!

Faithfully,
Chuck