Numbers 26:2. “Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.”
THE CENSUS. The numbers mount as the numbers are taken, The men each now are accounted for. And as each man’s name is added, there is no mistaking; This nation is readying for war.
The days of wandering in the wilderness are past; The time for moving forward is here. But before we are able to claim the promise at last; There is the need for God’s armor to bear.
From twenty years and up, responsibility is given, You are a man now, there is work to do. There are sacrifices to make for the privilege of living In the place God has promised to you.
It never is right to expect others the burdens to bear, That you might all the blessings enjoy. The benefits received, mean the costs we must share, And use the strengths God gave us to employ.
All across the nation, the number of strong men was high: Six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty. The same thing is true for us if the truth we will buy, Each man must rise and do heartily his duty.
To expect a small few to pay the ultimate price, Is not right – for my freedom to have. It is the work of each man to lay down his life, For the souls all around us to save.
May we rise to the occasion, to stand up and be counted; May the message we have been called upon to tell; May the unity of saints and all we have been blessed with; Stir our hearts, to save others from hell.
“O Heavenly Father, I am numbered with those of a very small nation compared to all that is around. But I am thankful for the participation of so many faithful brethren and sisters who have risen to the occasion and shared in the burdens of the Gospel. Those that have been reached here is evidence that a unified company of saints with a common goal, are able to be trusted with new converts. I give thanks in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”