Sunday Blessings - Hit Unawares

Ever experienced walking down a pathway and you suddenly get hit by a low hanging branch or you foot pierced by a cruel thorn?

Well. I have.

 

Offenses and criticisms sometimes knock us down as surprise punching  bags when we are working out in the gym of life.

We can either let them tone our spiritual and emotions muscles

or knock out our breath and leave us permanently damaged.

Watch this excellent video on the subject of handling offenses

Sunday Blessings - Keep your Flashlight Ready

The  above  photos  were  taken  by  Ashish and  Megan  in Tura  ,  North East  India. This  is  a jungle  tree  house used as an observation  post  and  living  quarters. This  one  is  a  tourist  holiday  lodge. The  inside  looks  so  comfy  and  adventurous.  You  can  see  Megan  and  Namrita  enjoying  the  interior with  the  children exploring.

Now  to  a  more  sombre  subject  which  is  disturbing  us  this  weekend.

As  waves   the  Japan disaster   news hits  our  television screens we  grieve   for the  nation  of  Japan  and  watch  helplessly  as  survivors  struggle  to  extricate  themselves  from the  debris  and  desolation around  them.

Japan  is  the   3rd  largest  economic power (BBC) and  one of the  most  technologically  advanced  country  of  the  world. It  has  suffered  such  massive  loss   and  damage.  And  now  the  explosion  in  the nuclear  reactor. Tonight  BBC  is  reporting  1700  dead. What  would  have  happened if this  calamity  had  taken  place in an  underdeveloped   and  backward   country? Strange  question  you may   say ,  but  I  can 't  help  thinking about  it. Nature treats  everyone  the  same. And  the    damage  uncontrolled, Haiti  is  an example.

Last  night  while  the  news  channels  were  beaming  the  horrifying   news  and  visuals a BBC  reporter  solemnly  announced  that  it  was 9pm in Japan and  people were   out  on  the  streets fearing  aftershocks. My  dear  mother in  her  simple   way  heaved  a  great  sigh  of  relief  and  said she  was  glad the  people  of  Japan have  torches (flashlights). And  friends  in  the  middle  of  all  that  disaster  I  couldn 't  help  but  laugh. Mother lays  great  store by  torches  and  flashlights  in the  dark -  its  a  Mom thing.

But  its  good  advice -  to  keep  your  torch ready, by  your  side.

 And hold  it  up  high.

Your  torch  of  faith

and  trust  in God.

Let  it  shine  all  around  you.

Let  people  see  your light.

Keep  your lamps   trimmed  and  well  oiled like  the wise  ladies in the  PRARABLE  OF  jESUS

Matthew 25:1-13 (New International Version, ©2011)


The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’

12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Sunday Blessings - Revival Time

From  Thursday  to Sunday I  attended   evening  revival   meetings at  the  Seminary. Bro Ashok  Vedanayagam (left)  was  the   speaker. He  brought  us   the  Word  of  God  in  a   fresh  and  powerful way. He  kept  his  audience  captivated  by  his  practical  insights,  personal  anecdotes   and  teaching   about  family  life.

The  children  were  having  their  own meetings in  the  High  School  building  near  the  church. On the  last  day they  presented  a  song.

Worship  team

Many  people  walked   forward for  prayer  and dedication. There  was much  rejoicing  in heaven.

The  young  and the  old  publicly  confessed  their  faith.

Below   are  photos  of  the  OM  book table.

And  the  English  choir..

Enjoy  the  2  short  videos  I  have  posted.

The   students  had  a  missions  stall  where

they  were  selling   various  food  item  and  snacks   with   tea

to  raise  money to  support   evangelists.

I bought  momos,  vadas, Korean pancakes

and  poori kebabs help  with

the  fund raising.

They  all we  delicious.

My nephew  and  friend  Megan are  having  a  good  time

with my  sister  Namrita  and  family

in  the North East.

They  will  be  arriving  in Alld.

on  Thurs (24th )  morning.

We  are  so  excited  and 

I  am  busy  preparing to welcome  them.

Please  pray  for  my  sister  Sonia

She  has  bronchitis with  a  painful ear

and  maybe  the  onset  of  diabeties.

She  wants  to  see nephew  Ash,  but

she  has  to  be  fit  to  travel.

Prayers for  her healing  are   needed.

Namrita  also  needs  prayers, she  has

bronchitis   too

Sunday Blessings- Show Us The Father

Sometimes people come to our church campus with a desire to pray and find out more about Christ.
Two B.A. students came by wanting to pray and talk to us. Pooja (L) and Gauri (R) have deep faith in Christ but don' t have much knowledge about him. Gauri told us that she was critically ill and the doctors declared her dead but she came back to life. She believes Jesus healed her.

Mama in conversation with the girls. Please pray for them.

A Muslim businessman expressed his desire to read the Holy Scripture which he reveres. We gave him a scripture portion in the Urdu language ,he accepted it with great respect.

All the senior members of my family were literate in Urdu, a language similar to Arabic.

I can understand it although I can 't read it. Many Urdu words are incorporated into our everyday Hindustani . This Bible belonged to my Aunt.

I found several precious photographs tucked away in the Bible. In the collection above is my father in 1948 as a student in Lucknow. His birthday falls on Feb 13th. Below him is my grandma (his mother) my Dadi. I was very close to her, she cherished and nurtured me .She cooked a special dal for me because I was fussy about eating. When I was little and afraid to go to the bathroom alone, she accompanied me making sure I did not feel insecure. She was a very happy woman. In the bottom photo you can see my Mama and me. I must have been 11 or 12 years old then. We lived in a bungalow which had a large garden.

On the top extreme left (top photo)my Aunt Marjorie, (Dad 's elder sister) she was an educationalist and social worker. Below that is an scratched and rather damaged photo of all of us together having fun in the 80s.

It feels good to share these happy memories at a time when we feel lonely .

Do pray for our church ministry, we are very strategically placed in the heart of the city. We need strong leaders, skilled management, expertise and finances and most of all God leading guidance and protection to develop.

We want our campus to be a place

where the thirsty find water

the hungry find food

and the weary find rest for their souls.

Sunday Blessings - Four Days in Heaven

Many of us lost our dear ones last year. I bid farewell to senior relatives and family friends too. Max Lucado 's article focuses on the heavenly perspective. Be blessed reading it.

When Death Becomes Birth
by Max Lucado

You, as all God’s children, live one final breath from your own funeral. Which, from God’s perspective, is nothing to grieve. He responds to these grave facts with this great news: “The day you die is better than the day you are born” (Eccles. 7:1). Now there is a twist. Heaven enjoys a maternity-ward reaction to funerals. Angels watch body burials the same way grandparents monitor delivery-room doors. “He’ll be coming through any minute!” They can’t wait to see the new arrival. While we’re driving hearses and wearing black, they’re hanging pink and blue streamers and passing out cigars. We don’t grieve when babies enter the world. The hosts of heaven don’t weep when we leave it.

Oh, but many of us weep at the thought of death. Do you? Do you dread your death?
Is your fear of dying robbing your joy of living? Jesus came to “deliver those who have lived all their lives as slaves to the fear of dying” (Heb. 2:15).

If Scripture boasted a list of the famous dead, Lazarus would be near the top. He lived in Bethany, a sleepy hamlet that sat a short walk from Jerusalem. Jesus spent a lot of time there. Maybe he liked the kitchen of Martha or the devotion of Mary. One thing is for sure: he considered Lazarus a friend. News of Lazarus’s death prompts Jesus to say, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up” (John 11:11).

And now, four days after the funeral, Jesus has come calling. Literally calling, “Lazarus, come out!” Can we try to picture Lazarus as he hears those words? Heaven-sent Lazarus. Heaven-happy Lazarus.

Four days into his measureless days. By now he’s forming fast friendships with other saints.
King David shows him the harps.
Moses invites him over for tea and manna.
Elijah and Elisha take him for a spin in the fiery chariot.
Daniel has promised him a lion of a Bible story.
He’s on his way to hear it when a voice booms through the celestial city.
“Lazarus, come out!”
Everybody knows that voice.
No one wonders, Who was that?
Angels stop.
Hosts of holy-city dwellers turn toward the boy from Bethany, and someone says, “Looks like you’re going back for another tour of duty.”
Lazarus doesn’t question the call.
Perfect understanding comes with a heavenly passport. He doesn’t object. But had he done so, who could have faulted him? His heavenly body knows no fever. His future no fear. He indwells a city that is void of padlocks, prisons, and Prozac. With sin and death nonexistent, preachers, doctors, and lawyers are free to worship. Would anyone blame Lazarus for saying, “Do I have to go back?”

But he doesn’t second-guess the command. Nor does anyone else. Return trips have been frequent of late.
The daughter of the synagogue ruler.
The boy from Nain.
Now Lazarus from Bethany.
Lazarus turns toward the rarely used exit door.

The very one, I suppose, Jesus used some thirty earth years earlier. With a wave and within a wink, he’s reunited with his body and waking up on a cold slab in a wall-hewn grave. The rock to the entrance has been moved, and Lazarus attempts to do the same. Mummy-wrapped, he stiffly sits up and walks out of the tomb with the grace of Frankenstein’s monster.
People stare and wonder.


We read and may ask, “Why did Jesus let him die only to call him back?”
To show who runs the show. To trump the cemetery card. To display the unsquashable strength of the One who danced the Watusi on the neck of the devil, who stood face to clammy face with death and declared, “You call that a dead end? I call it an escalator.”
“Lazarus, come out!”
Those words, incidentally, were only a warmup for the big day. He’s preparing a worldwide grave evacuation. “Joe, come out!” “Maria, come out!” “Giuseppe, come out!” “Jacob, come out!” Grave after grave will empty. What happened to Lazarus will happen to us. Only our spirit-body reunion will occur in heaven, not Bethany Memorial Cemetery.


When this happens—when our perishable earthly bodies have been transformed into heavenly bodies that will never die—then at last the Scriptures will come true:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
(1 Cor. 15:54–55)
With Christ as your friend and heaven as your home, the day of death becomes sweeter than the day of birth.
From
Come Thirsty
Copyright (Thomas Nelson, 2004) Max Lucado

Sunday Blessings - Cold Wrap - Kohra or Fog

The cold wraps us up in a foggy blanket morning and night. These photos were taken yesterday at 9am. The sun makes an appearance at about 11 am. It is chilly but pleasant by late afternoon before darkness descends at 4.30 pm. Sheeba and I sit out on the porch listening to music and bidding goodnight to the sun.

Inside the house poor Sheeba ( my dog) shivers. I put out a cushion for her out in the sun and she warms herself. Indoors I keep her comfy in my old sleeping bag and jacket. She barked non stop for 40 mins in the middle of the night - it was too cold for me to leave my warm bed and see what the matter was. I prayed ;Lord let them not be thieves , and if they are stealing anything - they must really need it - so bless their poor hearts.

This morning we found out that Naughty ( neighbour 's feral dog) was running around our garden with his pack of friends having a mid night party.Or maybe they were exercising to keep warm. LOL.

It was so freezing cold in church I now know what ice sculptures think about. Anyway a visiting friend sang a very beautiful worship song in a tribal language - it really warmed me up. The words of the song and her voice were so beautiful, my heart was touched.

We had a church business meeting between 1.30 and 3 pm. It was a success. Poor mummy had to heat lunch herself and eat it. I ate after 3 pm. Because the outcome of the meeting was good, I didn 't feel very hungry. LOL.

Until last month I had 116 followers but 2 have dropped out. I must have bored them..bless their dear hearts. I have oversubscribed from blogs , but mainly because they stopped posting altogether or one or two who showed no interest in my faithful comments.

Micheal Hyatt CEO and Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers ha s a very good post entitled WHY I STOPPED READING YOUR BLOG . He recommends some blogs which are worth reading if you want to improve your blog and writing. READ IT HERE

Sunday Blessings - Camels or Elephants?

Last months when Sonia was here for the Diwali holidays we went shopping in the old city market. It was Diwali night . The shops were brightly decorated with strings of fairy lights and dazzling ornaments. and the traditional earthen lamps called diyas.. People were setting of fire crackers painting the shy with showers of color. And stunning us with noise.

In the middle of the crowded market came an elephant swaying majestically with its mahout on his back.Hindus revere the elephant as a kin of the elephant god Gamesh. Colonel Haati (Jungle Book elephant) extends his trunk towards you obligingly and you are expected to put a few coins into his cupped snout. He then gracefully hands over the loot to his master.Its fun. You can feed him peanuts etc too. As children we loved doing this at fairs , melas, zoos and circuses. Although the towering size of the pachyderm intimidated us a bit. They appeared like moving sky scrapers to us.

Last year the nearby Methodist church was having a Christmas Mela or Fair on its grounds on Christmas Day and elephants and camels were giving rides to kids in the company of clowns and good old Saint Nick. I offered to buy rides for our church children but they were too shy to try them.

I had my camera with me for an opportune photo. So I jumped down from the rickshaw and took some photos. Mr Haati extended his trunk towards me for money as he was trained to do. By the time I got the money out , he had moved on because we were causing a mini traffic jam in the narrow street. Both of us were disappointed.

(The camel photos are from Rajasthan Tourism (India)websites

I like to listen to online Christmas music while working . "We Three Kings of Orient Are" made me wonder what method of transport did the wise men/magi/ or Kings actually take. As depicted on the Christmas cards and illustrations the Bible does not mention camels. Camels were the mode of transport used by important people (today' s private jets) That 's why I suppose camels are associated with the wise men.

I researched some popular misconceptions around Christmas and came up with the following.

Did three kings riding camels come to Jesus’ birth?

The Bible does not say that any kings or camels visited young Jesus.
It does report wise men (“magi”) came, but it does not say how many. None of the early Church Fathers, suggested the magi were kings. Since the word “magi” used in the Bible is plural, there were apparently at least two, and there could have been more—even several more. The Bible simply mentions three costly gifts they presented—gold, frankincense and myrrh, but this does not necessarily indicate the number of magi. There is also no proof of what country these men came from.

Before the arrival of the magi in Bethlehem, Jesus traveled to and from Jerusalem for presentation in the Temple (Luke 2:21-22).Also, the wise men clearly did not visit Jesus when he was still lying in the manger, as is commonly shown on greeting cards and in plays. The magi did not arrive until sometime after Christ’s presentation in the Temple in Jerusalem (Luke 2:22-39).
At this time, Scripture calls Jesus a “child,” not a “baby.” It is possible that little Jesus was walking and talking by then. Based on the calculations of King Herod and the magi (Matthew 2:16), Jesus could been two years old or under. [Learn more: About the “wise men” (magi)]Is th

Is this real???

Never seen a camel ride like this. Looks dangerous to me too. It could be a remixed photo. I wonder how far can the camel walk with all these people on its back. And camels move very oddly . In an undulating movement, the chairs can't stay steady for long. What is th e poor beast 's last straw?

UPDATE on Home Improvement

The painting of the walls is over and from tomorrow we will begin the wood and iron work,. I asked Mama to pick out the colors and she choose Aquamarine for the iron grille and Royal Ivory and Brown for the wood.

Thank you for your prayer s and good wishes. I am healing well.

Sunday Blessings - O Come Little Children

The lyrics of this Christmas carol are echoing in my mind awaking childhood memories. The Allahabad Choral Society used to sing this song during its Christmas performance under the directorship of Mrs Erika Harper. She was an American educationalist and music teacher - her husband was a professor in a Christian College. Their children studied in Woodstock School where I later taught. In the 70s they sported cool hippie style clothes and hair which made us children look up to them with great wonder .

O come, little children, O come, one and all,

O come to the manger in Bethlehem's stall;

And see what our Father on this holy night,

Has sent us from Heaven for our pure delight.

O see, in the cradle, this night in the stall,

O see how the light dazzles even us all;

In pure gleaming white lies this Child

heaven's love,More

and holy than angels above.

These pictures are from the Kidz Fest which was held in our church on Oct 16th.

It was a day long program full of music, teaching, group activities and games. Good food and snacks were served.

About 150 children were present.

The story of Barabbas was the focus. The rebel leader Barabbas was set free by the Romans and Jesus was crucified in his place.

The children are watching a video on the life of Barabbas.

The notorious prisoner Barabbas deserved to die but Jesus , the innocent Lamb of God took his place. Read the whole story in Matthew 27:11-26 (New Testament)

(The gladioli and tube roses are from my garden. The tube roses emit a lovely fragrance after night fall which lingers in the air for some time. In Hindi these flowers are called Raat Ki Rani or Queen of the Night)

My blog friend TERRA of TERRA GARDEN gifted me a lovely book she has co-authored called A SCRAPBOOK OF CHRISTMAS FIRSTS. It is full of fresh ideas and practical ways to weave delight into the Christmas holidays. It overflows with tips for creating warm family memories and traditions, gift giving and also how to grow myrrh.

Terra 's delicious Turkey/Greece dessert called Baklava was such a hit at a church dinner that a man took a bite out of it and yelled across the room ,"I want to marry the woman who made this". You can find her recipe on page 58 of the book.

Oh Terra if filo pastry was available in here I would try it too (smile).

Some of the stories in the book made me cry, they reach into the deep parts of my heart.

Please visit her to get information on how you can order this treasure trove . She has info on her side bar.
Question: Which Christmas carol from your childhood do you love the most and why?

Is God Fair?

Sometimes it seems like life itself is preying on you like these two mini predators I clicked . We have the occasional stray dog rifling through our space and of course there is Naughty ( the neighbour 's feral dog - can one get used to irritants like him ?

I like this painting of stray dogs done by an European painter.

And why do you thing this woman is sitting with a stick by her side-

to scare strays away.

(web photo)

The eye surgeon examined my mother on Friday and said she doesn 't

need immediate surgery. He has prescribed some eye drops and vitamins for a month, then he will check her again.

Namrita , her husband and younger son are all down with Chikungunya. They are some better. Family and friends are by their side. Thank you for your prayers.

Reading my blogfriend Kathryn 's post set my thoughts in motion about the fairness of God.

Is God fair?. No He is not, according to our limited human perspective. But He is right , just and merciful. If He was fair, we would have received our just desserts and all perished because we all like sheep have gone astray - lost in our sinfulness. But God who pronounced judgement on us provided the penalty too. The death of Jesus on the cross - an atonement for our sin.

Here is an article on the fairness of God.

Question: "Is God fair?"

Answer: Fortunately for us, God is not fair. Fairness would mean that everyone got exactly as he or she deserved and everyone would be treated the same. If God were completely fair, we would all spend eternity in hell paying for our sin, which is exactly what we deserve. We have all sinned against God (Romans 3:23) and are therefore worthy of eternal death (Romans 6:23). If we received what we deserve, we would end up in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14-15). But God is not fair; instead, He is merciful and good, so He sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross in our place, taking the punishment that we deserve (2 Corinthians 5:21). All we have to do is believe in Him and we will be saved, forgiven, and receive an eternal home in heaven (John 3:16).

All have the opportunity to respond to the revelation of the creation (Psalm 19:1-3), as well as the conscience God has put within them (Romans 2:15), and turn to God. Those who do not will receive what they truly deserve because of their rejection of Him. Those who reject Him receive the punishment they deserve (John 3:18,36). Those who believe are receiving far more, and much better, than what they deserve. No one, though, is being punished beyond what he deserves. Is God fair? No. Thankfully, God is much more than fair! God is gracious, merciful, and forgiving - but also holy, just, and righteous.Recommended Resource: Knowing God by J.I. Packer.

HERE IS ANOTHER ARTICLE on the above subject. It refers to the parable of the hired workers.

Sunday 10/10/10 - Perfect 10

Since society is clearly fascinated with the numerical smoothness of the No. 10, some will get a little thrill on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010 -- or 10-10-10. The combination occurs once every 100 years.
To carry it a few digits further, twice on Sunday it will be 10-10-10-10-10, that's 10 minutes after 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Some believe that because of the rarity of the numerical sequence, 10-10-10 is a lucky day. Others think the opposite.
Of course, Christopher Butler, a math instructor at Case Western Reserve University, just smiles when people ascribe significance to a particular date.
"It's all so arbitrary," he said.
The date is in its essence just a representation of time based on when someone began counting. And the way we count is subject to change.
"Don't get me started on leap years," he said.
If you follow the Hebrew calendar, Sunday is just another day: the 2nd of Cheshvan, 5771.
But most of the world, including the U.S. government, operates on the Gregorian calendar. So, this Sunday is a perfect 10.

People in India are also attaching astrological and memory significance to this date and creating a milestone by celebrating birthdays today. Many couples have booked operation theaters to have babies.Some are having fun parties to remember the day.
Here is a story from Express India

AgenciesPosted: Oct 09, 2010 at 1333 hrs IST

London Yet another amazing coincidence is about to happen and people are looking at it for deeper meanings.
If you want to confess love to someone or waiting for result of your dream job\'\'s interview, Sunday may be the day to test your good fortune.
As the tenth day, of the tenth month, of the tenth year, October 10, 2010, has been hailed as one of the luckiest of the century.
Numerologists have claimed that the row of \'\'perfect tens\'\' symbolises not just a once in a 100 years quirk of the calendar, but a \'\'powerful moment of rebirth\'\'.
However, the date has also sparked fears that a computer virus could be released causing technological havoc.
Register offices are opening specially to conduct Sunday weddings and according to some estimates 31, 050 couples will marry - 10 times as many as on an average Sunday.
Couples have also planned to have their babies delivered by Caesarean that day, in the hope that some of the day\'\'s luck rubs off on their newborn.
Many Las Vegas hotels are offering special 10.10.10 wedding packages and in China, the most popular ceremony slots, which fall between 10am and 10.10am, were snapped up months ago.
Others have the good fortune to celebrate their 10th birthday on the trinumeral-a date in which the day, month and year align.
Elsewhere in the world, mothers-to-be have scheduled their C-sections for tomorrow - a move that will make their child\'\'s birthday extra easy to remember.
In Dubai, one hospital has allowed ten women to choose the date for their Caesarean births.
Sonia Ducie, author of \'\'Numerology: Your Personal Guide For Life\'\', said the number 10 has powerful properties - made all the more potent by repetition.
\"Ten is the number for wisdom, because it contains the essence of all the numbers of one to nine within it,\" the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.
\"And the number one, which features three times in tomorrow\'\'s date, is all about focus, new direction, raw energy and rebirth.
\"It\'\'s the perfect day to decide to go for a job interview because having all these number ones behind you will help achieve your goal,\" she added.
But not everyone believes tomorrow will be lucky, with the Internet awash with fears that a computer virus could strike.

People are searching for all sorts of meaning in this unique date.
Christians do not put their trust in astronomy or numerology. We believe God who created the heaven and earth including everything in the known and unknown space directs our lives and runs the course of the season. Read an article about astrology and the Bible HERE
Numbers have special significance in the Bible.


The Numbers in the Scriptures!(Do they Carry any Spiritual Significance?)

by Tony Warren

There are many Christians who think that when God put numbers in the Bible there was no spiritual significance to it, and neither should we apply any meaning to it other than the number itself. But even if we were to look at this issue superficially, we can readily see that there is some method and certain numerical symbology to the use of numbers in scripture. The consistency in their signification in certain situations testifies to this. There is most certainly a great Spiritual defining in the application of many of these numbers. We are often inclined to underestimate God and what He has planted within His Holy Word. There is far more in the scriptures than can be understood in one man's lifetime, and we can only glean the surface of this storehouse of information. For we see through a glass dimly and know only in part. In this brief study we will look at some of the numbers that carry spiritual or symbolical significance, and examine many of the passages where they are found. Our hope is that this study might help you discern some of the truths which God has ordained that these numbers should illustrate

Meaning of Numbers in the Bible

Number Ten(10)
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The Number Ten
It has been already pointed out that ten is one of the perfect numbers, and signifies the perfection of Divine order, commencing, as it does, an altogether new series of numbers. The first decade is the representative of the whole numeral system, and originates the system of calculation called "decimals," because the whole system of numeration consists of so many tens, of which the first is a type of the whole.
Completeness of order, marking the entire round of anything, is, therefore, the ever-present signification of the number ten. It implies that nothing is wanting; that the number and order are perfect; that the whole cycle is complete.

Noah
Noah completed the antediluvian age in the tenth generation from God.

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments contain all that is necessary, and no more than is necessary, both as to their number and their order, while the Lord's prayer is complete in ten clauses.

The Lord's Prayer
The Lord's prayer is completed in ten clauses. *
* These clauses have the significance of their respective numbers:—
The first, God's sovereignty.

The second, Jehovah's manifested Name.

The third, the realization of God's kingdom.

The fourth first mentions the earth.

The fifth, the gift of grace supplying our need.

The sixth treats of man's sin.

The seventh pleads for spiritual guidance.

The eighth pleads for final deliverance from all evil.

The ninth sums up the divine glory (32), while

The tenth completes the eternal cycles.


This is just a sample you can read the full article about Biblical numbers HERE

Let us put our trust in God who made the starry hosts and appoints times , seasons and dates. The centuries roll from the tips of His fingers. A thousand years is like a day in the Lord 's sight.

26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. (Isaiah 40 - Old Testament , Bible)

Psalm 118:24This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Bible)

So rejoice on 10/10/10

A great video by Francis Chan