Second Census

Num 26:1-15         12/16/2017

The generation that had originally left Egypt but failed to enter into the land had died out. Moses and Eleazar were directed by God to take a census as Israel camped on the plains near Moab. The clans of Reuben, Simeon and Gad were featured in this passage.

The children of Israel coming out of Egypt.

They were so close to the promised land, yet they were so faithless. They did not have the internal freedom to trust God, so they failed to enter into the land.

Now a new census. The exodus is nearing its completion. A new generation. A new possibility.

But I am post-Modern.

There is a certain unavoidable poverty in believing that internal acts are insignificant. It’s a stuckedness. We are all susceptible. I try to follow Jesus – My guide, my exemplar, my hero, my God.

It feels so close. He feels so close.

But my history is all failure. Can I trust Him now? Will I trust Him now?

Failed past be damned. A new moment. A new opportunity. A new possibility.

“…the old order has passed away…Behold, I make all things new.” Rev 21:4-5