There is something interesting about the number 12. The Bible tells us that Jacob had 12 sons (Genesis 35:22), which made up the 12 tribes in the ancient nation of Israel (Genesis 49:28). The Bible also tells us that Jesus had 12 apostles (Matthew 10:2).
The number 12 is symbolic of God’s purpose. It is the number and symbol of government and strength. It was as 12 that the sons of Jacob were complete. It was also as 12 that the apostles of Jesus were complete.
In life, we have 12 calendar months, which makes the Christian calendar. You also discover that when Jesus fed the 5,000 there were 12 basketful left. In Revelations 21:12, you discover also that there were 12 gates in the New Jerusalem. The walls of the city also had 12 foundations. In Matthew 26:53, you will discover also that Jesus was saying that he could command 12 legions of angels to come and strengthen him. So 12 is the number that makes us complete as individuals, as Christians and as a Church.
Now from time to time, there is something missing from the 12 that leads to incompleteness. This is why in Joseph’s case, we had 11 brothers against one brother because there was incompleteness in their lives. Eleven brothers lost their places because their lives were incomplete. We find that we too may lose our places if our lives are incomplete. If there is something missing in your life, if you are not complete the way Jesus made you and you are not going the way that God is sending you, then you have to aim for completeness.
Sometimes, there may be incompleteness in you that makes you go astray or move away from God’s side. Most of the time, we discover that because of something in our character or something in our attitude, we are incomplete Christians and when a child of God is incomplete, he automatically becomes a child of the devil. That was what happened to the brothers of Joseph.
So if there is something missing in your life, if the purpose of God in your life is missing or incomplete, then you become something else entirely. So in this Christian journey, you have to make sure that you are complete. After Judas left the disciples, the first thing they did was to find a replacement for Judas because they knew that being 11 would make them incomplete. They knew that 12 is a powerful number. There is something about a Christian that makes him complete, so you need to watch if there is anything missing in your life.
As you journey to the month of December, the month of completeness, may everything incomplete in your life be completed in Jesus name.