The Word to the World
Have you ever felt completely inadequate for a task to which God has called you—as if you are the least qualified person in the world and anyone can do a better job than you? Has it stopped you from engaging in ministry? Do you shy
Jesus frequently taught about the need for servanthood in his kingdom. In Matthew 20, he once again instructed his disciples about what true servanthood looks like, and pointed to his own life and ministry as the ultimate servant.
A major doctrinal recovery during the Reformation was the biblical teaching of the priesthood of all believers. This doctrine is as old as the book of Numbers. We see this, for example, in the text before us, which records, not Levitical priests serving the Lord,
The book of Numbers reminds us that God saves his people for the purpose of having a growing relationship with them. He saves his people to sanctify them. He delivers them develop them. He rescues them to restore and to remake them—that is, to redeem