Monday, August 13, 2007 Numbers... Chronicles...

List of numbers... names... seemingly so boring...so insignificant.

Why must God "waste" a space in the Bible when He could have inspired His people to record one more miracle performed by Jesus or His disciples or may be just record those significant people - like King David, Abraham, Moses, Apostle Paul etc - then we do not have to "waste" time reading through the names like in 1 Chronicles...1 Chronicles 4v1THE SONS of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.2Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.3These were the sons of [Hur] the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was Hazzelelponi.4And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem.5Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.8Koz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

Hmmm... could it be that God is saying that as insignificant as these people may be, they have not done great exploit in the Name of the Lord, but they are equally important in the Sight of God? Or could it be people like me, who may not have been mightily used by God but have given my life to Jesus, my name will be recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life together with those who have done great things, performed signs and wonders etc? Or could it be if we persevere on in reading(verse 9 - 10 below)... we will find the "hidden treasures" that will transform our life since His Word is Life and gives Life???I wonder.......

9Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain. 10Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request. 11Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton. 12Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.