Then the Lord said, “I have pardoned, according to your word.” Numbers 14:20 – Today’s chapter was a pivotal one in the history of Israel. After hearing the ten spies report that the Promised Land was filled with giants and was unable to be taken, Israel mourned and sought to return to Egypt. They completely forsook the God that had rescued them from Egypt and daily provided for them along their journey, and instead wanted to return to slavery and kill any God-appointed leader that tried to stop them. This was a dark day for Israel and God’s words that followed made it even darker. God was going to complete destroy this nation. He was going to disinherit them as His people and restart the nation after He destroyed all the people. We must also understand this wasn’t a bluff, God truly would have done this and the story of scripture would have been far different…but Moses prayed. In the middle of the chaos and condemnation Moses prayed for the people’s forgiveness and God forgave. Because Moses prayed God’s punishment of immediate death was set aside and the people remained His children. It’s passages like these we who are believers must read for they remind us of a powerful truth. Our prayers matter. I’ll be honest, I don’t understand exactly how our prayers fit into God’s divine, sovereign will. How we can pray and it “changes” things in the plans of the Lord is something beyond our comprehension, but scripture reveals to us it does somehow. For God wasn’t playing around or being deceptive, He truly would have carried out His word, but instead pardoned Israel because Moses prayed for them. Know then your prayers matter. Lives can be changed, nations can be saved, families can be restored, and healing can come when we pray. We also will see the effects of our lack of prayer too. While we may not understand completely how our prayers work in the sovereignty of God, know they do matter and God is inviting us to pray to Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3364
Question To Ponder: How have you seen a prayer answered?
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