- So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night. Numbers 9:16 – So it was always. Not many things in our life can have such a reality said about them, yet when it came to the Lord’s presence over the people of Israel, so was it always. During their time in the wilderness God decided to have a massive pillar of cloud be over the tent of meeting and at night this cloud would turn into a pillar of fire. The cloud would offer shade every day for the people in the unbearable sun of the wilderness and the fire would offer light in the darkness. And this was “always.” They could go to bed and know God’s cloud of shade would be there tomorrow. They could live during the day fearless of the dark knowing God’s light would be there with them. So it was always. While we can be in awe of what this people had, for it certainly would have been a wonderous sight to behold, let us keep in mind that what we have always is even better. We who believe and follow Jesus have the Spirit of the Lord Himself within us…and so it will be always. There is no night we will face without the Light of the World being with us. There is no heat we’ll walk through where the shelter of the Lord won’t be available to us to find refuge under. And this is your story because of Jesus, always. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3359
- Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out. Numbers9:22 – When God stayed, they stayed. When God moved, they moved. Their movements matched that of God. Never moving forward in a direction He wasn’t going, never staying in a place He didn’t remain. This is a great model for us when we wonder what our walk with God should look like? Our movements need to match God’s. When God tells us to remain in a spot, we need to stay. Maybe it’s for a couple days or maybe for a longer period, but if He says to stay we stay. Then when He moves away from something we move away too. Even if that something is very comfortable or precious to us, if God tells us to leave it we need to. No this part isn’t easy, but it is part of us calling Him our Lord. He is the one that determines the path, not us. Thankfully we have a good Lord that seeks to bring us to places of blessing and joy. Trust then His movements knowing they’ll lead you to where you need to be. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1425
- Numbers 9 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. 5 And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did. Numbers 9:4-5 – The Passover was a Jewish holiday remembering the miraculous way God has rescued His people from enslavement in Israel. It would remind them of the struggle of Egypt, the power of God, and the blessing of salvation they had experience. Here though we see God commanding them to keep the Passover even though they hadn’t reached the Promise land yet. They are still in the wilderness, yet God calls them to still faithfully keep the Passover. Here we see a truth about our life with God: You don’t have to be in the promise land to remain faithful to God. You may still be in the wilderness, or you may still be in Egypt, never even seeing yet what the promise land looks like, but God still has an expectation of His followers to remain faithful. Where then are you at within your faithful walk with the Lord? Is today one of blessing? If so, then today is a day to remain faithful to the ways God has called you to live for Him. Is though today one of struggle and wilderness? If so, then today is a day as well to remain faithful to the ways God has called you to live for Him. Seek even harder to follow after Jesus and to bless Him with your life when life is difficult. For yes, the season you are in may be difficult and difficult to follow Jesus in, but Jesus is what you need in this time. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2290
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