Day 61 - When God Lifts the Cloud
The story of how God led His people from slavery in Egypt to freedom and victory in the Promised Land of Canaan is truly one of the epic stories from the Bible. But it’s more than that, it’s a story of how we learn and live out our obedience to the Lord in our daily lives as well.
In Numbers, chapter nine, we read about the marvelous way that God led His people from place to place. For us, the message to our lives is how God directs His people and His church. We don’t travel from one geographical destination to another, but rather God leads us to a “new place†spiritually. And yes, sometimes that does include a new location, but quite often it’s a new “spiritual†place of understanding, obedience, or effectiveness.
God used a cloud by day over the tabernacle and fire by night to signal His people as to the time of their departure for the next leg of their journey. “Whether it was two days or a month or a year that the cloud lingered over the tabernacle, staying above it, the sons of Israel remained camped and did not set out; but when it was lifted, they did set out.†(Numbers 9:22)
Is God lifting a cloud in your life today? Is the Lord giving you the freedom to launch out into a new area of obedience or faithfulness? By staying in the Word of God on a daily basis and talking to Him in prayer, you’ll get a better sense of when God is giving you that precious signal to “Go!†to the next place on your spiritual journey.
Today’s Scripture Promise: “At the command of the Lord they camped, and at the command of the Lord they set out; they kept the Lord’s charge, according to the command of the Lord through Moses.†(Numbers 9:23)