Listening & Learning — A Devotional

Exodus 38:21

THE SUM

EXODUS 38:21. “This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levities, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.”

THE SUM. A sum is the conclusion of many parts put together – Forming a whole of something never seen before. Each little bit a complete thing in itself, but never Reaching the potential God created it for.

Put together with others, but each one is different – Every one needed to present publicly God’s plan. All the different forms together form the aggregate That forms the whole testimony visible to man.

The tabernacle of testimony completed by adding – The whole amount put together produces the one Thing God wants for His earthly place of dwelling. Each part of that tabernacle reflecting His Son.

Today the church God is building is like that of old. Each added stone, is a part of the total Amount of all that is needed to finish the whole. The tabernacle of old was a visible model.

The final sum is nearing, the church nearly complete - Increasing each day till reaching the number Of those predestined by God to be part of, and present, His testimony to the world to His praise and honor.

Each small part alone is really insignificant, But put together with others is a beauty to behold. With every part in its place, each one is meant To put on display our glorious Lord.

“O God, the great and mighty God that holds everything in Thy hand: the final pieces of material seem to be close at hand. Wherever this person is, I pray that all of us who form a part of this whole, will be each in our place when the Church is put on display to the whole world. Give me the understanding to be doing what I should be doing when the final piece is added. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”