Numbers

Day 38

Reading: Num. 1:1 - Num. 2:34

Welcome to the fourth book of the Bible, Numbers. It's my prayer that you are staying focused and are learning bit by bit. I am also having fun jotting down these notes. May we have encounters with the Word that are life changing.

God instructs Moses to number the people. This was in the second year after leaving Egypt. You may wonder why? We are in the desert why take a census of males aged 20 and above of all tribes minus the Levites?

Learn to count your blessings even when in transition. Learn to take stock of what you have before the next season. Be prepared for the next season and that will mean taking account of what you have where you are. A census would also help the children of Israel to see how they have grown from the time they left Egypt. One must learn to recognise growth even in the desert place. Transition doesn't mean you stop growing.

The next instruction they receive was how the children of Israel would position themselves when they camped. The Tabernacle would be in the centre place. The tribes were all placed in order. Note that Judah meaning praise would be the first tribe to be named. No movement of the entire nation would occur without the Tabernacle moving first. 

We move in the direction of our internal thought paradigms. You are not what we see but the inside man in regulating what happens on the outside of your life. Let God be the centre and take hold of His principles and watch how you will possess the land. 

Memory Verse: Num. 1:51

Decree:

Lord, be the centre of my life, family, business, ministry and all. I thank You for the blessings that you have blessed me with. I may not be where I desire ,however, I am grateful that You are seeing to my growing daily into the person You have ordained for me to be in Jesus name. Amen