Topic: Led By the Spirit [Friday May 22, 2015]
Text: Numbers 10:11-13
Key Verse: “And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses” (Numbers 10:13).
A Christian today is not led by dramatic or eventful signs such as pillars of cloud and fire, the way the children of Israel were led when they journeyed through the wilderness. He is not asked to make trumpets of silver to call for the congregation to gather in worship or for war as God demanded of the Israelites. When we read passages in Numbers and the other texts that relate how God planned and guided the movement of the Israelites, we are compelled to see the abiding love of God for His people.
In Numbers 10:12,13, the Bible says: “And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.” Thereafter, for organizational harmony and ease of control of the large number of the people marching on, Moses set leaders over the armies of the tribes and groups. Naturally, the presence of these leaders and the instructions they gave did not rule out the superior guidance of the pillars of fire and cloud, just as Moses’ leadership did not stand for independence from God. It was still God Who “went before them” and directed where to tread through the movements of the pillars (Exodus 13:21).
In our time as followers of Christ, we also have a sure compass, the Bible and the indwelling Holy Spirit, given to us by Jesus Christ to see us through the wilderness of this evil and corrupt world. The Holy Spirit and the Bible should be our constant companions as the pillars of cloud and fire were to the Israelites.
We will overcome the temptations, the battles and the challenges of life if we abide by the injunctions of the Holy Spirit of God as Jesus Christ taught us. They will lead us to heaven, the Christian’s Promised Land.
Bible in One Year: Ruth 3-4
Thought for The Day: The heavenly-minded pilgrim is not led by worldly milestones.
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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