Set Out

Good Morning!! The words "set out" are so prevalent in todays' verse. When God commanded,...the Israelites set out in obedience. If God did not command, the Israelites stayed encamped. Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 16:24, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me." As believers, we are commanded to follow Jesus,...but many times we act as if God should be following our desires, our goals and our agendas. We have the presence of the Great "I AM ", dwelling within us. We can be led like the Israelites, by watching for His lead and listening to His voice,...through His Word. There are times when He tell us to "go", and there are times He tells us "to be still and know that He is God."

Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out.—Numbers 9: 22 (NIV)

Following Jesus leads us to the tops of mountains as well as through the valley of the shadows of death,...but He is there, leading and guiding and loving us through it. We will learn to weep with Him as we see things that hurt His heart and rejoice with Him as we embrace the things that bring Him joy. One thing is for certain, He will never leave you nor forsake us,...it's our tendency is to be tempted to leave Him. Each day, spend time in His Word,...listening for His counsel and ask His help in following His lead.

Jesus doesn’t follow us,
...He commands us to be obedient, and follow Him.
Lord, help us to make Your footsteps, our pathway. Remind us to turn to You throughout the day, in obedience before we set out. We now know that all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, and who have been called according to His purpose. In Jesus' name, Amen.

"The nature of man is to seek explanations,
...because we believe whatever we can explain, we can control."