About the Numbers

Frankly? I desire the whole world to come into a relationship with Jesus. I certainly know that our heavenly Father takes no delight in the death of the wicked. I just don’t know. In a sermon preached by C.H. Spurgeon, he stated that he believed more would come to believe in Christ than would be lost. He reasoned that surely Jehovah God would not let Satan have a superior number than the number that Jesus came to earth to die to save. Do I agree? No. Quite honestly, I’m not sure. To me, the Bible spoke of God’s people in terms of remnants: Israel, being the least populous of nations chosen by God… Lot, his wife and family leaving Sodom & Gomorrah; Noah and his family being spared from the flood. Oh, and how about the Prophet Elijah and the 7,000 whom God said had not bowed a knee to Baal? (7,000 out of how many Jewish people at the time? A couple of million?) Of course, I don’t know. Only God in heaven knows the number of His elect… that he chose before the foundation of the world. 

So, why do I mention it? Though having a desire to share the love of Jesus with believers and non believers alike, I ask myself, ‘why do I feel so alone in earthly fellowship?’ That’s sobering… not that I am alone… I know Christ’s Comforter, Christ being my comfort… Still, I do hunger for sincere and truthful fellowship, and I do wonder about the numbers.