Sat.’s Devo - Bought With a Price

Read: Leviticus 27:14 - Numbers 1:54; Mark 11:1-25; Psalm 46:1-11; Proverbs 10:23
The children of Israel who were devoted to the Lord did not consider their houses, land, or first born children to be theirs. They were lending them to God for a price. The priest set the price and if the person wanted to redeem it for themselves they added a fifth to the price. It was valued by the amount of seed could be planted on it. In other words, the field, house, etc. stood for a soul. They could pay the price themselves or not. If they chose not to it went back to the priest and they would never be able to buy it back. This would be a person who chose not to follow Christ and take their lives into their own hands.
The person devoted to destruction has to do with a person whose seed is the seed of Satan. He may not be ransomed but must be put to death.
A tithe was required of all the herd so the shepard would hold up his rod and while the sheep were passing under it, he would count them. When he came to “ten” he had to separate this animal for the priests. He could not trade it for another.
Then, the tribes were to count their members and the head of each family was to help them with the census.
I know this sounds weird and cruel of God, but he is trying to teach us his way of selection. He has a remnant that he has chosen from the foundation of the earth to overcome and be his children. Just as he chose Abraham out of all the people on the earth, he chose us out of all the people to be born in our generation. It is very humbling. There are many scriptures about this but here is one: “Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he made us accepted in the beloved.” Ephesians 1:4,5.
Numbers is a book about…numbers! God loves numbers and they all have meaning. He also loves names and their meanings. For example: Rueben was the first son of Jacob and his name means “see a son”. This is the first thing we do when we come to the Lord, we behold his Son and really understand who he is. His sons were Elizur and Shedeur. They mean “God of the rock” and “spreader of light”. These all describe Jesus. He is the rock of our salvation and the one who gives us light. The tribe of Reuben numbered forty and six thousand and five hundred. There is a reason the Bible breaks up the numbers because each of them is important to describe that tribe. The tribe of Reuben represents our first step into the new life of Christ. Forty means their rule is tested. A new Christian has chosen a new king so that choice will be tested. Six thousand means that that man will mature to his full stature or purpose. And, five hundred means that his service or ministry will receive a full reward.
In Mark, Jesus entered Jerusalem as the passover lamb and was praised as the Messiah. Jesus cursed the fig tree because it was not producing fruit for his arrival just as Israel as the fig tree didn’t recognize their Messiah had come.
Jesus cleansed the temple of its idolatry and pronounced what his temple was suppose to be - a house of prayer.
Thank you for choosing us to be your children. May we express your kingdom through our lives.