O Naphtali, sated with favour, and full of the blessing of the LORD … (Deuteronomy 33:23)
Daily reading: Proverbs 19
Moses, though he never entered the Promised Land, was given a divine vision of its future and spoke God’s blessing over each tribe. For Naphtali, this was a word of favour and fulness, rich with prophetic meaning. What Moses could only declare by faith, Isaiah later expanded: In Galilee of the Gentiles … a light has shined (Isaiah 9:2).
This was no ordinary light. It was fulfilled in Jesus, who began His public ministry in Galilee, in the very region of Naphtali (Matthew 4:15–16). Though this area had been overrun by Gentile powers, it was chosen by God to receive the first rays of the Gospel. What grace! From darkness to light, from defeat to favour. In the light of that, perhaps even your darkest place can become the first to receive God’s blessing?