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Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Today we read Numbers 24-Numbers 36, and I got stuck on Numbers 26:51 which says that the total number of Israelites counted, after the census was taken in the end, was 601,730 men. Now I’m sure many people are wondering why this is so important to me. But, if you read Numbers the first chapter, you will discover that another census was done when the Israelites first entered into the wilderness. Moses counts all the tribes, and the total number of able bodied men, was 603,550 (not including women and children). So that means at least a million people were transitioning from one place to the next. And during this transition, several things happened. God sends plagues to destroy the complainers. The earth opens up and swallows the followers of Korah. God also destroys anyone who preferred to have died in Egypt; and in one episode he allows them to eat so much quail that they got sick to their stomach. So, many people fell off over the 38 year journey that Numbers documents. But when we get to Numbers 26:52 the Bible says the number of men is still at 601,730 able bodied men.
In other words, NOTHING LOST, NOTHING BROKEN. God will make up the difference in the end. You may have lost much over the last 3 years of your life. You may be disappointed that the people who started with you 30 years ago, are not here with you to celebrate your current season. But know this: God will make up the difference in the end. There are more for you than against you; and every loss isn’t a loss. Sometimes God needs to shave off dead weight so that you can grow. Sometimes God needs to remove distractions that are working against your mission. But over time, he will replace and replenish what you lost and restore everything you need to succeed.
Many of us have lost a lot of money investing into people, places and things that never turned around to say thank you. But don’t worry, God is going to make up the difference in the end. For God sees all, and God is not unrighteousness to forget your labor of love.