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for Thursday May 15, 2008

Text for the Day -- Numbers 11:24-30
So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD; and he
gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the
tent. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took
some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders;
and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did
not do so again.

Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named
Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those
registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they
prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, �Eldad
and Medad are prophesying in the camp.� And Joshua son of Nun, the
assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, �My lord Moses, stop
them!� But Moses said to him, �Are you jealous for my sake? Would
that all the LORD�s people were prophets, and that the LORD would put
his spirit on them!� And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to
the camp.

Devotional
The Spirit of God was associated with the ecstatic utterances of the
prophets. The prophet was one of the three offices in Israel, along
with the priest and the king. The prophets function was to speak the
word of God into the situation at hand. In the New Testament, all
believers have the anointing of the Holy Spirit and can function as
prophets just as Moses had hoped for. Have you experienced your
prophetic voice?

Prayer
Give me the courage to speak your truth into the world around me, O
Lord. Amen

Richard Beckmen, executive editor of eDevotionals and Announcements
is a Lutheran pastor and writes about prayer and spirituality. He is
author of A Beginners Guide to Prayer, Praying for Wholeness and
Healing, and has developed a daily devotional program for married
couples.

Scripture quotation is from the NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION of the
Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the
National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by
permission. All rights reserved.

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