Holy Sunday Manna Daily Devotions

SUNDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2023

TEXT: Numbers 9:15-23

15. On the day the Holy Tent, the Tent of the Agreement, was set up, a cloud covered it. At night the cloud over the Holy Tent looked like fire.

16. The cloud stayed over the Holy Tent all the time. And At night the cloud looked like fire.

17. When the cloud moved from its place over the Holy Tent, the Israelites followed it. When the cloud stopped, that is the place where the Israelites camped.

18. This was the way the LORD showed the Israelites when to move and when to stop and set up camp. While the cloud stayed over the Holy Tent, the people continued to camp in that same place.

19. Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Holy Tent for a long time. The Israelites obeyed the LORD and did not move.

20. Sometimes the cloud was over the Holy Tent for only a few days. So the people obeyed the LORD’S command-they followed the cloud when it moved.

21. Sometimes the cloud stayed only during the night-the next morning the cloud moved. So the people gathered their things and followed it. If the cloud moved, during the day or during the night, they followed it.

22. If the cloud stayed over the Holy Tent for two days, a month, or a year, the people stayed at that place. They did not leave until the cloud moved. When the cloud rose from its place and moved, they also moved.

23. So the people obeyed the LORD’S commands. They camped when the LORD told them to, and they moved when he told them to. They watched carefully and obeyed the LORD’S commands to Moses.

(Easy-to-Read Version Holy Bible)

TOPIC: OBEYING THE LORD’S ORDER

Living under an order means not having a personal choice other than the commands of your instructor. God demonstrated this with the Israelites when He used the Tent of the Testimony (tabernacle) as a symbol of His presence with them.

The clouds represented His presence in the day and the fire at night (vs. 16). This cloud does not choose the time and duration of its movement.

The Israelites could only move or stop according to the Lord's directives. Imagine how peaceful and orderly life could have been today if you and I moved or stopped according to the instructions of the Lord.

QUESTION: When last did you hear from God and cared to wait for His orders to guide your actions?

PRAYER: Father, I cherish to walk according to Your commands. Kindly give me the patience to always hear from You before taking any action. Amen.