Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Numbers 9-10

Highlight Verses:

“Now the Lord said to Moses, “Make two trumpets of hammered silver for calling the community to assemble and for signaling the breaking of camp.”
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

My youngest daughter graduated from high school yesterday.

There were several airhorns present, despite them being expressly prohibited.

They were nothing like Israel’s horns.

They brought disunity as the people who obeyed the rules got annoyed at those who blasted out the ears of anyone in front of them.

Israel’s horns brought unity.

They coordinated their movements through the wilderness.

They called the leaders together for meetings.

They called the people to gatherings.

And they announced the sacrifices that served to cleanse the people from sin.

So, if air horns are not the equivalent of Israel’s great horns, what is?

I thought and prayed about that and came to the obvious conclusion that we don’t have a modern equivalent.

We have Pastors and worship leaders who coordinate the efforts of local bodies of Christ.

Some areas have ministerial associations that help coordinate the efforts of local churches.

Denominations coordinate the efforts of their own groups of churches throughout the world.

But the is no clarion call to bring all the bodies of Christ together.

Or is there?

We are not perfectly coordinated as a world-wide body of Christ, but we have a perfect coordinator.

The Holy Spirit.

When we listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit, we work as a unified body.

While it is true that we are not always great listeners when it comes to the Holy Spirit (or even half-way decent listeners), when we follow the Spirit’s guidance, there is no limit to what God can do through us.

How do you know when you are hearing the leading of the Holy Spirit?
When has God used you in coordination with others by the leading of the Holy Spirit?