As the people of Israel set out across the desert to their
new home, God gave them two pictures to help them understand who He was. The
tabernacle or movable temple that God instructed the people to build was to be
the location for God’s presence among the people. So, when they had stopped or
were becoming tired or anxious, they could look toward the tabernacle and know
that God was with them. To make sure that the people were clear about His
presence, a cloud would hover around the tabernacle during the day, and fire
would seemingly be consuming it during the night, although there was never any
damage done (Exodus 40:38). God didn’t choose these images randomly, both
images would teach the people (and us) a lot about who God is. We’ll dive into
both of those images in the next Journey
posts, but in the meantime, in case you feel alone and your day seems bigger
than you are, remember, that your God is with you. Jesus in our hearts is for
us, what the tabernacle was for the Israelite people. This truth is so important
that God chose Immanuel for His name when He came to earth, which
literally means, “God with us”. So, we may have days that are hard, but we
never have days when we are left to face it all alone.
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