- The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance. Joshua 19:9 – What do you do with your leftovers? Often it’s easy to forget about them and just leave them in the fridge too long till they’re no longer good. As common as that is, I feel like we have other types of leftovers that we let go to waste as well. See in our passage Judah had too much land (leftover) and gave some of it to Simeon who needed some. What if we were more intentional to share our extra than just let it go to waste? Say you have an extra evening this week with no plans, why not share it with someone in your church you know will be spending it alone. Say you have an extra chair this year at your family thanksgiving dinner, who could you invite that could really use a family dinner? Sure, we could let that no-plans-evening be filled with Netflix, and that chair stay empty, but why not share that extra you have with someone who needs it. Be creative. God has blessed you with so much, what leftovers do you have that someone around you could really use? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac
- Joshua 19 Daily DEVO …and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages. Joshua 19:15 – Zebulan got 12 cities. Benjamin got 14. Naphtali got 19 and Asher got 22! Was God being unfair in the distribution of His blessing; loving and favoring certain tribes more than others? Or did God know the different needs of the different tribes and provide uniquely for each one? When we see our neighbor be blessed by God greater than us it’s easy to think we are being forgotten by God or less favored by Him. Know this isn’t the case, God just knows deeply the needs of both you and your neighbor, knows exactly when and how you need them, and has plans to provide for both. That provision may just come in different ways. Don’t let the presence of another person’s blessing create doubt in your mind of God’s deep passion for you. While your blessing will look different and will come often at a different time, God is going to take care of you always. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1183
- Joshua 19 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance. Joshua 19:9 – When giving out the lands, the tribe of Simeon found their land right in the middle of tribe of Judah’s land. Imagine an island surrounded by water, this was Simeon’s land surrounded by Judah’s land. This was for a couple reasons. First we learn that the land was too big for Judah to protect, so Simeon could help. As you dig deeper though we also see at least one of the incidents of unfaithfulness in the journey to the promise land had their start with the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 25:14). While this is me just speculating, I wonder if God designed it this way to surround Simeon with his brother tribe to help them remain faithful. They had demonstrated in the past a tendency to walk away, now God is surrounding them with support to keep them on the right path. Again, I’m not sure if that was the motive behind this move from the Lord to put Simeon in the midst of Judah, but we do see God placing people in the midst of each other to support each other. Moses having Aaron, David having Jonathan, the twelve apostles having each other, and the church being called to gather together are just a few examples of this. While sinless, Jesus does know the heaviness of sin and just how tempting it can be. Jesus will then seek to surround us with faithful people and will direct us to find ourselves in community to support our faithful walk. Find yourself today somehow in the midst of God’s people. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2478
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