April 2

Numbers 9:23 (NIV)
23 At the LORD’s command they encamped, and at the LORD’s command they set out. They obeyed the LORD’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.

Do you long to live like this like I do? My desire is to be guided by God and not by schedule, others, need, desire or anything else. When God says stay a while, then stay a while, when God says move on, then move on. Do you ever stay a while and later because of what happens in the crunch of the time of that day think, “did I stay too long with God?” Is that possible? We are people who desire to be where God wants us to be, but how do you know?

In this chapter of Numbers it was easy! If the cloud settled (yes a visible cloud by day that turned into a fireball of sorts at night), then God’s people settled and if the cloud moved out then the people moved out – simple right? Are you wishing for those days? Although I think there is something to the “seeing” in the spirit realm, we certainly have the spirit of God within us to tell us where to go and when to go there or how long to stay where we are. Our fundamental problem is that we are not tuned into the Spirit of God whose temple we are. We still decide things based on our knowledge and wisdom. First you have to believe that God wants to give you the knowledge of when are where to go or stay, and then you have to seek it. His Word says that if you seek, you will find – and certainly this applies to the direction of our daily lives that we have given to God’s rule (“Lord” our decision maker). You CAN hear the Spirit of God, you CAN know His will for you! He HAS and WILL reveal it to you. Why would He hold it back?