Daily Devotional: Friday, July 12 – His Banner Over Us

“Moses constructed an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which suggests ‘the Lord is my banner’).” — Exodus 17:15 (NLT)

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Banners have lengthy performed a big function all through historical past, serving as symbols of identification, unity and function. Stroll into any giant enviornment, and also you’ll probably see championship banners waving from the rafters, representing victory, celebration and dedication. Cheerleaders storm the fields waving their group colours, and successful groups pose for footage on courts and fields holding championship banners after a hard-fought victory.

Within the Outdated Testomony, banners recognized Israel’s 12 tribes. Encampments and marches featured every tribe’s flag. The Israelites lifted their banners excessive so that every one might collect and keep collectively. Moses, in Exodus 17 (above), was the primary to proclaim that the Lord is “Jehovah Nissi,” proclaiming the Lord as his banner.

Have you ever ever actually considered the truth that the Lord is your banner? He’s your rallying level if in case you have accepted Him as your Savior. He’s your masking. He flies His banner over you, and you’re His.

And what does His banner over you seem like? “Let him lead me to the banquet corridor, and let his banner over me be love” (Music of Solomon 2:4). His banner over us is LOVE. God loves us a lot that He despatched His personal Son to die on our behalf.

Believers are united on God’s group, and His banner over us is love. He’s a mighty warrior who has by no means misplaced a battle, and He by no means will! His love for us is steadfast, and nobody can cease what He’s doing.

So allow us to rejoice within the reality that the banner is already hung and the end result has been determined. In Jesus Christ we’ve the last word victory and His banner over us is love!

— Melissa Motes

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