Your Pillar of Cloud and Fire

The Promised Land is real, and so is today. God wants you to know his reality in your current circumstances, as well as the hope for what is to come. Keep Reading...

PRAY
Dear Jesus, I want to be one who seeks Your presence and stays with You. Teach me through Your Word. Thank you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

READ
Exodus 13:20-22 - After leaving Succoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

REFLECT
God did not just free the Israelites from Egypt and then wait at the Promised Land for them to get there. No, he walked with them. He walked every step through the desert with them.

The Promised Land is real, and so is today. The hope for what is to come is real, and so are your current circumstances. The Lord has you covered in both. He speaks promises (which he always fulfills) and then walks with you today to ensure that you get there.

This is the principle of the pillar of cloud and fire. The Great I Am is with you in your desert wanderings. Though it may not look good at present, he is here to guide and care for you in this moment. He is not just the God of the future promise, but the God of Today.

Hebrews 3:15 says, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion." The clarity of God's leading and speaking is never the problem. The pillar of cloud and fire was obvious to the Israelites. Would they follow his leading? That was another story. God is always speaking and revealing himself to you. But will you look, listen, then follow?

God has promised you hope, blessing and a good future (Jeremiah 29:11; Romans 8:28). But, he doesn't just wait for you on the other side to reach this "good future." He walks with you in the desert. Look for the signs of his presence. They are all around you (Psalms 19:1-4; 119:11; John 14:18, 26-27).

APPLY
Today, in your family, work, quiet moments, and anxious thoughts, will you look for his pillar of cloud and fire? He will lead you in this moment on your way to the Promised Land.

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Psalms 19:1-4
John 14:1-27