Wed.’s Devo - Our Significance

Read: Numbers 26:52-28:15; Luke 3:1-22: Psalm 61:1-8; Proverbs 11:16-17
The Levites were numbered differently than the other tribes. They were numbered from age one month and up instead of the age of 20 like the others. The Levites are representative of the remnant of God’s people who stay strong even when the world is rebelling against God. The word in the Hebrew for “month” is “new moon”. So it is saying that the Levites are counted from the time of their new moon - their salvation or new beginning. Our lives are counted from the time of our salvation - from that time on our days will be recorded in heaven. That is our moment of our beginning of significance on the earth.
The Levites were not given an allotment of land because God wanted them scattered among the tribes to be there to teach the tribes the law of God. They lived in cities of refuge in every tribe.
One of the reasons God did this census was to show the people that not one of these people were listed on the first census when Moses brought the children of Israel out of Egypt. Just like his word said, they would all die out. Now, even Moses and Aaron would have to die.
You can see the way God honors women when the daughters came to dispute their inheritance since they had no brothers. This should be encouragement to widows and single women. You still get your spiritual inheritance whether you have a husband or not. God can still use you just as much.
John’s beginning was miraculous and his life was far from usual. He lived out in the wilderness but people flocked to hear his messages. He preached that the kingdom of God was very near and they needed to get their heart ready to receive it. When they asked him how they could do, that he told them to give to the poor, be fair and to not make false accusations about people. Then he told them to be baptized to wash the sins away and walk in righteousness. Many believed that John might be the Messiah, but he told them that he only baptized in water but the Messiah would baptize in the Holy Spirit and fire.
Lord, may we walk in the fire of the Holy Spirit and realize that our days are being recorded in the annuls of heaven.