Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of theLord filled the tabernacle.
God tabernacled with the people. God stayed with the people. God settled with the people. God lived with the people. God abided with the people. For 40 years the people wandered in the wilderness after their escape from slavery in Egypt. And God was with them. God was with them in the cloud. They knew God was with them because they woke up each morning and saw the cloud leading them on the path.
And then things changed. Change is hard. It's hard to come to a point where the things we once knew aren't true anymore. Even good change is hard. The people came to settle down and build homes. They didn't have to wander anymore. But that was hard. How would they know God was with them now? How would they know God was going to tabernacle with them in this new place? They built a tabernacle, a physical structure. And the cloud rested there. God rested there. God stayed with them. And God stays with you.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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