Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and fielded ripe almonds.
Numbers 17:8
In Numbers 17, when the people were questioning Moses’ and Aaron’s authority as leaders, God instructed Moses to take the staffs from the leaders of each of the tribes of Israel and place them in the tabernacle where God’s presence was manifest.
These staffs were old walking sticks, dead pieces of wood. The next morning the staff of Aaron had sprouted, blossomed, and even produced almonds.
This dead wood that blossomed was proof of who God’s leaders were.
God can change what looks dead overnight.
Suddenly, unexpectedly, God can change it overnight
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