Follow the Lord

Good afternoon everybody,
See what you get out of the following passage. You will probably see what I saw…
Numbers 9 15 On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it.[d] But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire. 16 This was the regular pattern—at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire. 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follow it. And wherever the cloud settled, the people of Israel would set up camp. 18 In this way, they traveled and camped at the Lord’s command wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle. 19 If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the Lord. 20 Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days, as the Lord commanded. Then at the Lord’s command they would break camp and move on. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only overnight and lifted the next morning. But day or night, when the cloud lifted, the people broke camp and moved on. 22 Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp and moved on. 23 So they camped or traveled at the Lord’s command, and they did whatever the Lord told them through Moses.
… So, did you see what I saw? These people were the ones who complained, rebelled, refused to enter the promised land, etc. But they did obey in these things, and they stayed near the presence of the Lord. ‘but it was a cloud. It was obvious. If I had a cloud, I would be able to follow.’ You have a much better deal. You have the Word, and the Spirit of the living God lives inside of you! Jesus said you are His sheep and you know His voice. So when He moves, you go ahead and break camp. When He stays, settle down. The Israelites looked at the tabernacle in the desert, but we look at the tabernacle in our hearts.
I love you all.
healed by His stripes,
Nancy