Today, as we explore the stories of the Israelites being led by the pillar of God's presence,

we'll examine what it means to have God's leadership in our own lives.

As we submit to His leadership, may we find how truly faithful he is to lead us in every single

season. Open your heart to trust him afresh today, and remember, he is for you.

And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way,

and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

The pillar of the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people. Exodus 13, 21, and 22.

One of the greatest realities of God's presence is the way he guides us. Exodus 13, 21, and 22

provides an illustration for an important truth God would have us know today.

When we need guidance, we can run to his presence and discover his leadership in abundance.

Scripture tells us, and the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar

of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from them

before the people.

Even in the Israelites sin, God faithfully led them. Even in their lack of faith, he still provided miraculous leadership.

And now, through believing in the death and resurrection of Jesus, we have been filled

with the presence of God Himself, and we've been given

the miraculous gift of the Holy Spirit, who is always present with us and in us. As amazing as it is

that God led his people with pillars of cloud and fire, how much more incredible is it that we

have been filled with the very presence of God

by the work of Christ?

Jesus made a way for us to know the will of God with every moment as we fellowship with the

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