Day 54: The God Factor, Even in the Wilderness

Today we read Numbers 2, Deuteronomy 2, and Psalm 86. This is a story of wilderness where the people take a step towards God as He calls and then two steps back and then a step forward, and so on. It is also a story of organization and leadership with God at the center. Yet, God is still allowing and responding to the portion of power and authority God gave mankind to self-organize and rule. However, He still wants the ultimate authority to rest in the relationship, in our trust in Him. God not only wants our grit but our wholehearted gratitude with the orientation of our heart on the mission, relationship, trust in His promise and blessing for the purpose of being a blessing and being a part of the rescue mission at hand.

Resources:

Matthew Henry. Commentary on Numbers. Blue Letter Bible Organization. https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/mhc/Num/Num_002.cfm 

Millar, Gary (2023) A Deuteronomy Commentary, The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/commentary/deuteronomy/

Credits:

Podcast music by Stockaudios from Pixabay. Speaker, Dr. Rachel Bodell. Podcast Sound Engineer, Alan Darling. Podcast Artwork, Will Gerard.