Experiencing God’s guidance every day
February 11
Bible Reading: Numbers Chapters 7-9
Experiencing God’s guidance every day
In Numbers
9:15-23, we read in great detail about how God guided the Israelites in the
wilderness as a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. The cloud and the
fire moved according to God’s will. When they moved, the people moved; where
they stopped, the people stopped. “At the
command of the LORD they remained encamped, and at the command of the LORD they
journeyed; they kept the charge of the LORD, at the command of the LORD by the
hand of Moses” (Num 9:23).
This cloud and
fire was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with
Israel. Thus we (the spiritual Israel) are taught to see God always near us,
both night and day. As long as the cloud rested on the tabernacle, so long the
Israelites continued in the same place. There is no time lost while we are
waiting on God's time. When the cloud was taken up, the Israelites moved as
well, however comfortably they were settled there. When we follow God’s
guidance, we please Him. Although His plans may not always be clear to us, we
must follow Him. In Psalm 73:24 we are assured that God will guide us with His
counsel and afterward receive us to glory. In Psalms 48:14, this is what we
learn: “For this is God, our God forever
and ever; He will be our guide even to death”. We are kept at uncertainty even
concerning the time of our putting off the earthly house of this tabernacle so that we may be always ready to move
beyond the veil at the command of the Lord (2 Cor. 5:1-5).
As children of God, let us be daily led by the Spirit of God (Rom. 8:14). Like a Good Shepherd, He will lead us to green pastures and still waters every day (Psalms 23:1-2). If we acknowledge Him on our every step, He will direct our paths (Proverbs 3:6). Let us follow the pillar of the cloud and fire, and experience God’s guidance every day of our lives!
