Number 70

There are some interesting facts about the number 70. For instance, Antarctica contains 70 percent of the world’s fresh water (in the form of ice). Cheetahs, the world’s fastest mammals, can run 70 MPH. Up to 70 percent of vitamin C is lost when vegetables are steam cooked. The lowest temperature ever recorded was -70 degrees centigrade in Yakutsk, Russia. What’s so special about the number 70? Nothing. In fact, all numbers are fascinating. Take the number 9—if you multiply nine by any whole number (except zero) and repeatedly add the digits of the answer until it’s one digit, you will end up with nine. For instance, 2 x 9 = 18 (1 + 8 = 9) or 3 x 9 = 27 (2 + 7 = 9) or 9 x 9 = 81 (8 + 1 = 9). It gets even wilder: How about 578,329 x 9 = 5,204,961 (5 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 6 + 9 + 1 = 27 (2 + 7 = 9)). If you really want to stretch your brain (and your calculator), try 482,729,235,601 x 9. It really doesn’t matter what number you pick, nine is just a special number!

God invented math since the Lord is the Creator of all things. Numbers are important to God. There were exactly six days of creation followed by a seventh day for rest. The New Jerusalem has 12 foundations. The Godhead is composed of three beings. Judas sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

But most of all, numbers teach us that God sees us and loves us. After all, even the hairs of our head are numbered (Matthew 10:30)!

Psalms 90 speaks of how fleeting the life of people can be. We are like grass that grows in the morning and is cut down at night. Unless we are careful in how we live, the number of our days can be wasted. Psalms 90:10 says, “The days of our lives are seventy years…” Every day is precious. It is another opportunity to learn that you are more than a number to God.