Numbers 14:36-44

by | Mar 28, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

In this passage, after seeing the Lord’s disapproval at their lack of faith, some of the Israelites changed their minds. They chose to enter the Promised Land after all. But God was not behind this action, and so they failed. They’d missed their...

Numbers 13

by | Mar 23, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

God had Moses send spies into the Promised Land. 10 of them came back afraid of the enemies they saw; only 2 of them had faith to believe that God could help them conquer them. How often do I focus on the risks, the needs, the negatives? God would have me focus on His...

Numbers 5:1-10

by | Mar 8, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

“When a man or a woman wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord, that person is guilty and must confess the sin he has committed.” (vs. 6-7)In Scripture, there is a definite connection between our relationships with each other and our...

Numbers 4

by | Mar 7, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized

In this passage, the different clans and families of the Levites received their work assignments for the care of the tabernacle. This does not make for very exciting reading, but there is a lesson to be learned here: everybody had a part to play; each part was...