365 Daily Devotional PlanSample

Take Your Stand

After Moses received the Ten Commandments on the mountain, he discovered the Israelites worshiping a calf made out of gold. He was furious, knowing that God was about to bring judgment upon them. When Moses called to the people, “Who is on the Lord’s side?” the sons of Levi took a stand and did the right thing. Because of that decision, God declared that all the priests would come through the tribe of Levi.

What’s interesting is that they were descendants of Levi, whose father was Jacob and whose grandmother was Rebekah—all who had been deceivers. These men were saying in effect, “This is a new day. We’re not going to be defined by our past. We’re going to break this dysfunction, this generational curse, and start a generational blessing.” That’s what happens when you decide to get rid of negative things that have been passed down. That dysfunction may not have started with you, but it can stop with you. Rise up and say, “Today it ends. I am on the Lord’s side.”

A Prayer for Today

“Father, thank You that I don’t have to be defined by the past, by dysfunctions that were passed down to me or the mistakes I’ve made. Thank You that I can take a stand and remove anything that is holding me back. I declare that I am on Your side and am rising up to put it to an end. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”