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Exodus chapter 40 verses through 38.

Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle,

the people of Israel would set out. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out

till the day that it was taken up.

For the cloud of the Lord was on the Tabernacle by day and fire was in it by night,

in the sight of all the House of Israel throughout all their journeys.

I love this picture of God leading his people in the Old Testament. What a powerful picture when God

says it's time to go this it causes this cloud to rise up and move out.

And when it's time to stop, the cloud settles down,

similarly fire by night, and everybody in the sight of all the house of Israel, they

could see it through all their journeys, like this picture of God, physically leading His people step by step by step.

Don't you want that in your life?

Like, God, show me what to do, lead me, guide me, especially when you're making decisions.

Heather and I were talking last night about a big decision, and we're just praying I'm praying this morning God please like lift up the

cloud and move it if you're leading us to it,

cause the fire to direct us.

Obviously there's not a physical cloud or physical fire

I'm looking for, but here's the good news.

The same God who led his people in this way in Exodus

Chapter 40 is the same God who leads us people today. He's leading me today.

And it's not like God doesn't want me to go in the right direction.

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