Exodus 13 finds the Israelites departing from Egypt. God leads the people on a roundabout path, in order to avoid Philistine territory. How do they know the correct path? Exodus 13:21 (NLT) reads,
The Lord
went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of
cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This
allowed them to travel by day or by night.
This passage reflects how God, through his Holy Spirit, guides us, both in good times and in bad. Our responsibility is to pay attention. Let us recognize his "pillar of cloud" during good times and his "pillar of fire" during bad times. In order to recognize that guidance, we need ears and eyes that are tuned to spiritual frequencies. As written in Proverbs 20:12 (NLT),
Ears to hear and eyes to see—
both are gifts from the Lord.
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