Lets talk numbersthey are everywhere!

Numbers are the framework of daily living; let

me list a few ways (or thirty-five).

We measure:
Years, months, days, hours and seconds
Dollars, cents
Yards, feet, inches, meters
Time, money, weight, distance, speed
And there is:
Age, location, magnitude, velocity
Viscosity, rate, price, percentage
Location, rotation, motion, navigation
Also signposts like:
Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, deaths
Holidays, memorials, and special events

Numbers can be understood in any language, for instance, when visiting a foreign
country, if you stand before an apple vendor and hold up three fingers, the vendor
understands you want three apples, not seven.

As well, the scriptures are full of numbers, from the obvious references like the
construction of the tabernacle of Moses in Exodus 25, to the obscure. Uniquely, letters
in the Hebrew alphabet also have a numerical value, meaning that in certain instances
Hebrew letters can function as numbers.

THE BEAUTY OF SIXTY

The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is samech, which has the numerical value of
SIXTY. The word samech means to support. Samech is shaped like a closed circle (a ring),
which represents marriage and the concept of infinite light, power, perfection,
completion and Infinity.

And consider the Hebrew teaching, that the Sabbath represents one-sixtieth of the
intensity of the world to come. This pattern reveals that the spiritual realm has at least
one touchable, tangible counterpart available for us on earth to experience. Psalm 34:8
says,

O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD! BLESSED (HAPPY, FORTUNATE, TO BE
ENVIED) IS THE MAN TO TRUSTS AND TAKES REFUGE IN HIM. AMP

What can be gleaned from this Psalm is the idea that we can experience God, to taste
His goodness; the world in which we live is but a taste or hint of His kingdom to come.
For example, in Jewish tradition, you cannot mix milk with meat. If a drop of milk were
to accidentally fall into a bowl of stew, you could still eat the stew if less than one part
in sixty were milk; one to sixty (1:60) is where nullification happensthis ratio is on the
borderline of perception. One person may taste of the coming kingdom, while another
may not taste of it at all.

With this in mind, reflect on these examples:

Sleep is one-sixtieth of death

A dream is one-sixtieth of prophecy
Fire is one-sixtieth of hell
Honey is one-sixtieth of manna
The world is one-sixtieth of the garden; the garden is one-sixtieth of Eden
Visiting a sick person takes away one-sixtieth of his suffering
The least amount to be given of a first fruits offerings is one-sixtieth of a crop

My mind and heart are whirling with thoughts, possibilities and awe. His wonder
surrounds us, inviting us to touch, to see, to hear, to taste and feel His glory. To engage
life and the world around us...to taste so we can see. Consider that, one drop of the
blood of Jesus changes everything. Im undone.

My best,
Linda