It’s interesting to note that when God commanded Moses to take a census of the nation of Israel – twice, it was calculated by counting the men aged twenty and above. Today, Pastor Dan draws out an insight from this: In God’s design, there are children, and there are adults. If you’re a young person living at home, God’s call upon you is to learn from your godly parents and leaders while you can. Then, as an adult, your responsibility is to take ownership of your own relationship with God.

Reading the Old Testament, you can find lots of history about God and how He deals with people. And when you do that, it could be just a bunch of interesting facts. Or, it could be more. Today, Pastor Dan unpacks an incident where Phineas* takes care of a sin problem within the camp of Israel. But it’s not just a history lesson. It points to Jesus Christ, Who is the sin solution for all people today who will accept Him. Your faith in Christ comes from a long lineage of God’s history. Hold to it gratefully and diligently.

As Christians, we like to remind ourselves that “the war has already been won”. And that’s true, praise God! But today, Pastor Dan reminds us that we’re still in daily battles with the enemy of God. God will never stop loving you and pursuing you. But you have the choice every day, in every situation, whether to pursue God and His holiness, or to seek your own desires and interests. That’s why it’s important to stay focused on God, and not to allow your eyes to be overly dazzled by this world.