2nd Samuel 24:14. “And David said unto Gad, ‘I am now in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.’”
THE NUMBERS GAME. It seems like people want scores to measure success If the numbers are high, they think God has come to bless If the numbers are low then there is no way to measure After all, don’t numbers tell us how much we have to treasure?
But numbers can deceive us into thinking we are successful If they are not too high, life seems a whole lot more stressful When financial profit is high – way high up in the thousands Some think God has blessed and shown His approval to them.
People often ask, “How many in the meetings did you see saved?” Reserving for a good number reached before giving God the praise. Saving souls is not my work, but preaching the Gospel is When God chooses to save a soul, all the glory must be exclusively His.
“How many are there in your assembly? Why are you such a few?” The numbers seem to make them determine if God is there with you. The Lord mentioned “two or three” and in the ark “a few” was eight. God can be with a little group the same as He can in a crowd that is great.
I’ll leave the numbering of the people to Him who knows all hearts And hopefully nip in the bud the numbering game before it even starts. Numbers to the flesh are important, but that’s not what God’s work is about – We serve in whatever capacity He wants, and leave Him to make the final count.
God will not give His glory to a man who stands tall in his pride Seeking to give numbers as a reason people will think God is on his side. By God’s grace I’ll just do my work and leave all the results to Him Because I know broadcasting numbers can lead me to serious sin.
“For any benefits received by people in these past meetings, Father, I give Thee all the glory. For any saved in the past, all glory belongs to Thee for You saved them. For
any way the Lord Jesus Christ has been honored – I give all praise to Thee in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”