Our scripture this morning is Numbers 1:2 (NET).
Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.
God took a large group of people who had lived in slavery for many years and was making a nation of them. He had promised descendants and land to Abraham, and that with God’s help, his family would be a blessing to everyone. The Book of Numbers, as we know it in English, refers to the census God directs. He is organizing His people to take possession of the Promised Land. Abraham’s family has grown to a population of over 600,000 through God’s blessing. God gives them very detailed instructions on how to move all the people and how they are to live. We must remember that while He made stars and galaxies, He also created the subatomic particles and elements that make up everything. With God, there is no small stuff – everything matters to our Creator.
Wise and wonderful God, while we struggle with a plan for this and a plan for that, You have a plan for everything that is. Help us to rely on Your strength and wisdom and not our own. In Your name we pray, Amen.
