Throughout this chapter I
kept thinking, “God knows us. God knows us!”
First He spoke to Moses …
God spoke to him. Then God gave Moses and his brother Aaron, a job to number the
able bodied Israelite males 20 and older… but much more specifically, God named
the 12 tribal leaders who would assist them in this great undertaking. I was
captured by the fact that God named the 12 leaders… These are the names of the men who are to assist you:
from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; I won’t go on and list the
others with the unfamiliar names we cannot pronounce (see verses 5-15).
My observation is how well
God knew Israel
I kept going back to verses
5-15, God knows us. God knows us by name!
Wow, we serve a God who knows us by name! I
immediately thought of Tommy Walkers’ song, He knows your name. Check it out on
Youtube and let this truth song wash over you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrAqE_tSmo
Oh God, thank
You for knowing me. In a world where I am a number to most, social security
number, credit card number, student id, drivers license number and so on… by You
I am known by name.
You know me,
really know me.
You know my
ancestors and my descendants… and You know me.
I am carried
by this fact to Your throne to bless You and to cry, ‘Lord, help me to let
others know that they too are known and loved by You, the one eternal
God.
Through
Jesus, I pray. Amen.
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