The devotional today is about the obedience of the Israelites to the Lord as to when they should pack up and move. and where they should set up camp.
In our 39 years together, Em and I have moved a number of times, more than the average for sure. We moved our home 13 times, twice to a different part of the country -- another island in fact. In our first 7 years, we moved 8 times!
Moving house is always difficult; it's a logistical nightmare. What do you do with things you can't bring? Where will you put those that you need to bring? How do you set up the new house? I can totally relate to the Israelites!
I believe that what made the whole process acceptable to the Israelites is that they knew that it was the Lord who was commanding them to move and that He would be where He was leading them to.
Lord, I look back at the journey You made us go through, and I admit it was difficult, but what was most important was that You were with us then...and You are with us now. Will You ask us to move again? I don't know. What I do know is that, if You do, You have already planned everything for us in advance, and I only need to open my heart and obey.
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