Numbers 7
INDIVIDUALLY APPRECIATED

Reading through Numbers chapter seven, with its detailed lists of the offerings the leaders of each tribe gave at the dedication of the Tabernacle, we realise that the chapter could be significantly shortened. In fact, most of us would have done just that by describing the offering on the first day and saying that the offerings on the following days were exactly the same but offered by different people from different tribes. But not God. God saw fit to individually record the offerings of every leader of every tribe. They were not recorded with the aim of filling up space in the Bible, but the individual offerings have all been written down for a reason – because there is a lesson we can learn from them.

Each of these people and their tribes offered gifts for the service of the LORD. They were each recorded in detail to show that God appreciated their gifts. None of the gifts were taken for granted and neither were the people offering them.

This is a very positive lesson for us. It helps us to know that the offerings and gifts that we give to God, no matter how small, are appreciated by God. They are not seen as another one of the many gifts made by the teeming millions of people swarming the earth, but as a gift given personally by us as an individual.

Let us give willingly, graciously and generously, as we give gifts and offerings from our hearts to the Lord.

May our love, service and gifts be acceptable to God this week.

With love in our Lord,
Robert

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Sharon’s Segment.

Sharon has written the next installment of her meditations on Psalm 23, this one on Righteous Paths.

It begins like this “With regret I leave behind the green pastures and still waters. My shepherd knows it’s time for…”

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Exhortation

Robert encourages us to put in the effort to grow wisdom in our lives.
Based on Proverbs chapter 2, he gives us eight practical steps to growing wisdom – as long as we put in the effort.
(20 minutes to read)

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The video of the exhortation should be available soon.

This exhortation was also accompanied by Robert’s original song, Wisdom In Your Word.
The music and recording are also available for a limited time at https://thinkythings.com/talks/