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If you are like me, then you have a special number that you believe works for
you. Personally my favourite number is five, but if I attached significance as it
relates to my spiritual journey then the number would be three. When I thought
of my spiritual journey, I realised that I made the third Anglican Women’s Cursillo,
I made the third parochial renewal weekend [Discovery] in our diocese and most
significant it was the third relationship of my life that resulted in marriage
[although engaged prior to that]. So you can see why the number ‘3’ is of great
significance to me both spiritual and otherwise.
Now I’m not a ‘new age thinker’ nor am I a mystic. I am simply a student of the
word of God and I have found through my study and research that if I truly want
to have my steps ordered by His word, then I must may attention to detail.
Granted, the world order places meaning on numbers as it relates to jobs and
success. There is the practice of numerology used by physics and/or mediums.
However all of these things have their roots in the bible. One of my books for
study is the “Book of Bible Lists” by H. L. Willmington and in it I found the
implication for certain numbers as it related to the spiritual journey of the God’s
people. As I often lead bible studies, I have prepared a short study on a few of
the core numbers and what they represent:
Number 40: Is the number that is associated with difficulties and hardship.
Study: Num. 12:25, Exod. 24:18; 1 Sam. 17:16, Matt. 4:2; Acts 1:3
This is not an exhaustive list, but simply a guide to start studying God’s word as it
relates to your own spiritual journey. I encourage you to meditate on these
scriptures using the method of Lectio Divina. You can find the model for this in
my e-book, “Sacred Reading: “Forty Day and Forty Nights” which can be found at
Scrib.com. Or you can use the biblical references for a small group bible study.
You will be pleasantly surprised to note that you have been walking in the
footsteps of the faithful.
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