Maranatha Grace Church
Nehemiah 11- Esther 2
Posted by: Pasteur Etzer Altidor on Fri, May 10, 2019
Brothers and Sisters,
It seems that the Bible is obsessed with counting, There are so many counting episodes in the Book of Nehemiah that the reading of the book gets tedious. Why so much counting? Counting promotes transparency and accountability, two key elements in the fight against fraud, waste, and abuse. "Regleman pa gate zanmi, - Giving an account doesn't destroy friendship (loose translation)." At least this is the way it should be.
Leaders need to adopt agreed accounting principles. The story of the feeding of the multitude in Mark 6:41 is an example of transparency and accountability. Everything is accounted for, no fraud, no waste, no discrimination.
Mark 6:39-44, "39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand."
May the Lord richly bless you!
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