Day 147
Numbers 23:21
“ He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his god is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.”
By the time this prophecy was spoken, the children of Israel had provoked God to anger many times. It is amazing that He found no fault with them. What a merciful, gracious and forgiving God we serve! He removes our sins from us as far as the east is from the west. He remembers them no more.
Once Israel had repented and followed God's requirements to cover their sin, it was over. All they had was the blood of cattle and types of shadows of Jesus, yet God beheld them blameless. How much more, then, will He see us faultless who have been washed in the blood of His son! When we obey God and repent of our sins, we must accept God's forgiveness and restoration to right standing. As we see in Numbers 23:21, the way God sees us spiritually affects our victory. Because He did not find fault with Israel at that time, He was ready to fight for them, and there was no chance they would lose.
"The shout of a king," the verse said, "is among them." That meant victory in this case, because the context is war, and God was on their side. A king never shouts meaninglessly. When a king shouts, there is either reason to celebrate, or something else is about to change. According to Revelation 1:6, Jesus has made us kings unto God. Since He is on our side, guaranteeing us victory, from time to time we ought to hear ourselves shout the victory.
Let us rejoice in our great salvation. Let us show gratitude and appreciation to our Heavenly Father, who has shown such great loving kindness and tender mercies toward us. Jude 24 and 25 says, "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God and Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen."
I will appreciate and be grateful to God for His great mercy and grace. I will celebrate the guaranteed victory He has given me and shout like a king.