God Is Able [Numbers 17]

5"It will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I will lessen from upon Myself the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you."

 6Moses therefore spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers' households, twelve rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods.


God had compassion on Moses and Aaron who were the brunt of the people's grumblings. The people were really angry with God and his choice of Moses and Aaron as leaders, but Moses and Aaron were convenient targets for the disgruntled masses. Therefore, God directed Moses to gather rods from each of the family leaders to make his choice of Aaron absolutely clear. What happened next was amazing!


 7So Moses deposited the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.

 8Now on the next day Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted and put forth buds and produced blossoms, and it bore ripe almonds.


Not only did Aaron's dead stick sprout leaves, but flowers and ripe almonds, too! In this way, God showed the people His choice. In addition, He revealed His power to make something dead bring life. It reminds me of what Paul wrote in Romans 4 concerning the faith of Abraham that God accounted to him as righteousness.


Romans 4:17

 17(as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.


Aaron's rod (as well as Abraham's faith), foreshadowed what God had planned for the salvation of His people, Jesus... His life, His death and His resurrection. The new life and fruit in our lives because of Jesus are like Aaron's rod that bore fruit. God is able to do above and beyond all that we can imagine! Amazing God!


We praise You, God, that You are able to bring life out of dead things. Cause us to not only embody that life, but to grow leaves, blossoms and bear much fruit through the grace or power that You make available to us through the Spirit of Your Son, Jesus. 

 

Beth Warlick, 7/24/2010
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