Numbers 9:23

At the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at the command of the Lord they journeyed; they kept the charge of the Lord , at the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 9:23 NKJV

What a simple concept that explain itself. Lord said, Israel did as the lord said through moses. When reading this verse I couldn't help but stop and think upon it. It's a simple verse that explain itself, but why is it such a hard concept? Honestly a couple things here, I see obedience and submission.  Moses heard from the lord and then told Israel and then Israel did as the lord commanded. But Moses submitted to God and Israel submitted to Moses. Israel needed a leader and someone who will be obedient to the lord and whatever he says. Moses saw what the lord was capable of on numerous occasions plagues, leading people out of Egypt, splitting the read sea, pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night, and much more. Moses has seen what the lord has done and has then submitted to Him. Israel in return followed Moses sense he speaks to the lord personally. It's order, obedience, and submission. For me there is people in my life who I know are wiser and have more knowledge of the lord than I do and it's my turn to submit and to follow there lead while I seek the lord too and obey him as I obey my leader. My leaders are awesome and do follow the lord so I know I can trust them and I can listen to what they have to say. It's something that I learned early on in this year, and how blessed I am that I can trust them. For me though I have to learn how to hear from the lord and to obey in him, trusting that whatever he has is the best way to do it and that he has the best for me and other's. It's hard and the lord has been stretching me continuously I this area but, it something that I have a lot more growth in. Jesus loves me and would never do anything g to harm or to lead astray, but to glorify himself and bless his people. So I think part of it is to know the lord heart and to know that his heart is to bless and that his way is the best way. It's a simple lesson but, it's a hard to apply to your life cause it means that you have to deny your will and to do the lord will and trust that he is will not let you fall. It something I have to learn, but I know it will be worth it because he is good and he loves.

APPLICATION:

Today I will memorize this verse in order to remember the lord heart and to encourage me listen to my leaders and listen to God.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 NIV

This is a anchor for any Christian who is seeking the lord. For me even though it came on the verse of the day today it has been a truth that us dead to me. When reading this verse I was extremely encouraged when I read it, because the same God who brought me through yesterday will bring me through today and tomorrow. This verse really should take out any worry or any doubt that I might have about my life or about any situation. If the lord can get me through yesterday, why can't he get me through today? And honestly it shows how awesome the lord is. I can always trust that the lord will be the same never doubting that he will be some new God when I talk to him next. He always loves, he shows grace contiously, and he loves justice. I never have to worry about him changing his mind one day and all of sudden now I'm going to hell. No, he will always be the same like an anchor that will keep me steady in the storm. He is unchanging and it's really encouraging knowing that he will never change and that he will always love me and never leave me nor forsake me.

Application:

I will write this verse on my hand to remember that he is unchanging and repeat it when I start having doubts.

1 thessalonians 5:17

pray without ceasing,
I Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV

In this season it seems to be the awnser to all of my prayers and anxiety. “Lord I need help, please show me what to do!” “pray”. When I go to get advice, the advice I get is pray. Honestly, it's the best advice I have ever gotten. It drives me to the point of complete dependency on God. For me the three words I get typically I get is trust, obey, be thankful. When I pray he ask me.to trust in him and obey his word, and when I find out my doubt and fear was for nothing I can't help be thankful. I feel like sometimes I have this mentality that when I pray that he may not awnser my prayer or it's to little of an issue and it reflects in my prayers. But, the lord in his mercy awnser my prayer and asks me “do you still not believe, even after all that o have done for you my son.” I can't help but be convicted by that especially after when he keeps asking asking me to come to him. He ask me to pray more, and to talk to him. I find that a lot of my problem and anxiety can be solved with prayer. Because I'm talking to the creator of the heaven and the earth. Creator of the biggest galaxy to the smallest cell. The God who knows everything, he knows the beginning, middle, and end. And he is so involved with me day by day, moment by moment He want to hear from me, if he didn't why would he tell Paul to write this? He is  giving me everything. He is giving me himself. To talk to Him, to run to him, to cry out to him, to love him, to be loved by him, to praise him, to glorify him, to listen to him, to sit in his present. It's so simple, so powerful, and so beautiful. He want to talk to me and in this season he is asking me to pray more and more. So why not? Pray

Application

I will set alarms that way I will pray all throughout the day.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21 ESV

There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord , that shall stand.
Proverbs 19:21 KJV

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord ’s purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:21 NIV

It's crazy how many plans I make, about everything that comes to mind. "Let's do that, let's do this, or what about that". It only causes worry, anxiety, and doubts. For I make very detail plan and I give it to the the lord expecting him to honor it. But, to my disappointment he doesn't do anything I ask buy instead does something much better. He does thing according to his will and while he does it he shows me so much mercy and so much grace in the midst. And it turns out that he just wants to show his love and be  close to him and just walk with him. It's weird everytime that I try to do my own thing he has a Tendency to break me and then being me near and show so much love. And everytime I start to do his will it turns out to be so much better and cause so much peace. His will always causes peace and rest. I love the lord and I pray that I would never stray and that I would be close to you giving you all of me. Lord take my life and and take my rights I'm yours.

Application
I will pray this prayer everyday this week and memorize this verse.

Zepheniah 3:17

The lord, Mighty warrior. This warrior will do anything for his prize. He will fight anything for his prize. Doesn't matter how big, it doesn't matter how great they are, or how powerful. He rule the world and have the most powerful army. It does not matter. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39. What What is on this earth or in the spiritual realm, no created thing can stand against the lord alright from his prize. What is His prize? "He will rejoice over you..." "will be able to separate us..." me. His children. "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are." 1 John 3:1. It does not matter where I am , it doesn't matter who "has" me the lord will go and fight for me. But, once he has me he doesn't stop. He keeps fighting. "The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."
Exodus 14:14 ESV. For he is a jealous God and he wants what is his. Nothing can touch his child. Only that which the child so carelessly goes after. But, even then the lord is faithful to bring him back. "if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself."
2 Timothy 2:13 ESV.  There is absolutely nothing that the lord will not fight in order to get what is his and when he gets what is his, he then "rejoices over you with gladness; he quiet you by his love; he will adult over you with loud sining." OH WHAT A LOVING GOD!!! "Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night," even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. Psalms 139:7‭-‬12 ESV" he brings me in his arms and then sings over them Loudly. That is crazy.

Application
I will memorize this verse to be in awe of everytime I think of it.

Romans 5:1-11

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Romans 5:1‭-‬11 ESV

This is hope for the sinner and the trangressor, the person from Luke 13:18 that says “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'” for the man who realize he true state of his flesh. O have found myself in the situation of the tax collector who won't even go near the temple but, stands afar off and breast his chest and says ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner’ who knows that the only way he will be justified is if God will forgive him. I have no other hope, if the lord will not forgive me than I I have no hope. But, the lord quickly shows his love and mercy and says that “while we still sinning that the lord died for us” and now we have peace with God because “God loves us so much that he sent his only begotten son that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16. This section of scripture has so much to it and has so much truth and hope in it and hard not to look up to the lord and praise his name. I love what John piper said “..that God in eternity looked upon me foreseeing my falleness and my pride and my sin and said, I want that man in family. I would do anything to get him in my family. I will pay for him to be in my family. With my sins life. That is love folks, that is mega off the charts love.” this is so beautiful and so humbling. That God would see me and now what I would do and how I would treat him and throw that all to the side and say “I want him, I want Andrew.” that is so beautiful. The lord knew all that I would do and say, and he knew how I would grieve him day after day and stumble and stumble. But, he chose me and still died for me. I can't explain why, I cant even day I deserve it because I dont. But all I know is that God is Good, and all the time God is Good. Psalm 106:1 KJV — Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

APPLICATION

I will study this chapter everyday for a week with the intent of going deeper with the lord.

Psalms 63:1

You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
Psalm 63:1 NIV

Can I honestly say that I seek the lord with my whole being? It's a good check to give myself everyday. The lord is beautiful and eternal, the bible talks about how
heaven can't hold him. Other places it talks about how unsearchable his wisdom and judgment. The lord is such a powerful, almighty god. Creator of the biggest star and the smallest atom. But, with all of that considered what is crazy to me is his love in Ephesians 3:18-19 KJV it says; May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. God love is deeper than any ocean, more vast then space. What he did for me is crazy to think about how He came down and died for me. Giving up his God head to die for me so, he can down all of eternity with me. Why? It beautiful, I want to know the lord more and more. I love the lord and to know him more is my prayer.

Application: I will memorize this verse and study and think about it.