There is always more
Then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there. ~ Numbers 35:11
Have you ever wondered if where you are right now is truly all God has for you, or if there is more ahead that you have not stepped into yet? Today’s scripture reading reminds us that God never leads His people without provision, protection, and purpose. Even before Israel fully settled the Promised land, God prepared cities of refuge, places of safety and order, showing that His plan always reaches further than what is immediately visible. The kingdom of heaven still operates this way today. God always has more prepared, and He invites each one of His people to keep moving forward instead of settling too soon.
The three truths below show how God’s plan continues to unfold and how you can live from a kingdom of heaven perspective without stopping short or settling for less:
1. God prepares what you need before you realize you need it.
The cities of refuge were established before the people faced the situations that required them. God anticipated their future and made provision ahead of time. Showing that His plan does not react to circumstances, it leads them.
Trust that your heavenly Father has already prepared answers, strength, and provision for what lies ahead. When uncertainty arises, choose prayer over panic and obedience over fear, knowing that God has gone before you and His provision is waiting for you.
2. God provides safety without calling you to settle there permanently.
The cities of refuge were places of protection, not final destinations. They served a purpose for a season, but they were never meant to replace the inheritance God promised. Settling there would have meant stopping short of the blessings that came next.
Thank God for the seasons that bring rest, healing, or protection, but stay open to His leading forward. Ask God if there is a next step you are hesitating to take because comfort feels safer than growth.
3. God’s justice and mercy work together to move you forward.
This passage also shows both boundaries and grace. God made room for mercy while still establishing order and responsibility. His plan was not limited to survival but pointed toward restoration and forward movement.
Allow God’s mercy to lift you out of past mistakes without using His grace as a reason to stay stuck. Choose obedience today as a way to move toward the more your Father in heaven has prepared for your future.
I have seen this truth unfold in my own life. There have been many occasions when God gave me safety, provision, and stability, and I was tempted to stay there because it felt manageable and familiar. Over time, I began to realize that what once felt comfortable was no longer where He was leading me. A restlessness grew in my heart, not from dissatisfaction, but from His gentle invitation to take the next step. Each time I chose to trust Him beyond my comfort zone, God revealed that He had more prepared than I could see in the moment. What looked like risk became growth, and what felt uncertain became purpose. My heavenly Father never asked me to abandon the safety He provided, He simply asked me not to confuse a time of refuge with the full purpose and plan He had designed for my life.
The truth is, there is always more when you continue to grow and take the next step God places before you. Growth is not optional in the kingdom of heaven, it is part of staying on course with your purpose. When you settle into the status quo and choose comfort over obedience, stagnation slowly sets in, and drift follows not because God moved, but because you stopped. God is always calling His people forward, inviting them into deeper trust, greater impact, and fuller purpose. When that invitation is ignored long enough, it can lead to a quiet disconnection where one day you wake up asking, “How did I get here?” Not because your heavenly Father withheld direction, but because there was always more available and the next step was left untaken. Staying responsive to His leading keeps your life moving in step with His purpose and opens the door to the greatest fulfilment, joy and satisfaction in life.
Today I want to encourage you to trust that God always has more ahead for you. Do not stop in a place that was meant to sustain you for a season when God is calling you forward into deeper purpose. The kingdom of heaven is active, advancing, and full of provision for every step of obedience. Keep moving, keep trusting, and believe that what God has prepared is greater than what you have already known.
Today’s scripture reading: Numbers 35
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying:
2 “Command the children of Israel that they give the Levites cities to dwell in from the inheritance of their possession, and you shall also give the Levites common-land around the cities.
3 They shall have the cities to dwell in; and their common-land shall be for their cattle, for their herds, and for all their animals.
4 The common-land of the cities which you will give the Levites shall extend from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.
5 And you shall measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, on the south side two thousand cubits, on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. The city shall be in the middle. This shall belong to them as common-land for the cities.
6 “Now among the cities which you will give to the Levites you shall appoint six cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. And to these you shall add forty-two cities.
7 So all the cities you will give to the Levites shall be forty-eight; these you shall give with their common-land.
8 And the cities which you will give shall be from the possession of the children of Israel; from the larger tribe you shall give many, from the smaller you shall give few. Each shall give some of its cities to the Levites, in proportion to the inheritance that each receives.”
9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
10 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
11 then you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
12 They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment.
13 And of the cities which you give, you shall have six cities of refuge.
14 You shall appoint three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge.
15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person accidentally may flee there.
16 ‘But if he strikes him with an iron implement, so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17 And if he strikes him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19 The avenger of blood himself shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
20 If he pushes him out of hatred or, while lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies,
21 or in enmity he strikes him with his hand so that he dies, the one who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
22 ‘However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,
23 or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing it at him without seeing him, so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm,
24 then the congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.
25 So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where he had fled, and he shall remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.
26 But if the manslayer at any time goes outside the limits of the city of refuge where he fled,
27 and the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,
28 because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession.
29 ‘And these things shall be a statute of judgment to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30 Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.
31 Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.
32 And you shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.
33 So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.
34 Therefore do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the Lord dwell among the children of Israel.’ ”
Journal:
- Where might I be settling because it feels safe rather than stepping forward in faith
- What past provision has God given me that now invites gratitude instead of staying
- What is one next step God may be asking me to take toward the more He has prepared
The Daily Dose 