Christ Church Daily Devotion June 30 2024

The passage from Exodus 40:34-38 talks about how the cloud of the Lord filled the tabernacle, and the Israelites would only move when the cloud lifted. The main takeaway is to only move when God says to move, and to stay connected with the Holy Spirit for guidance. We shouldn't let other events or forces dictate our actions. The personal worship option is to sing and pray when the Spirit says to, and obey the Spirit of the Lord. Welcome to Christchurch's daily devotion for June 30th, 2024. Today we'll be reading from Exodus chapter 40 verses 34 through 38. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out. But if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out until the day it lifted. So the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and the fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of the Israelites during all their travels. I don't think I have ever really paid attention to how the book of Exodus ends, so I was intentional to invite us to read this passage today. Here is my primary takeaway from these verses. Only move when God says move. They experienced the presence of God in the cloud that at times covered the meeting tent, and at other times lifted and led them on to move. If the cloud stayed in place, they stayed in place. If the cloud moved, they moved. If you and I are staying connected with the Holy Spirit, the very presence of God, through prayer and Bible meditation in connection with other Christians, then the Spirit will guide us when we need to rest. To stay where we are in some sense or when to move into an assignment the Spirit is giving us, or move in a new direction in ministry, there is a time to wait and there is a time to move. Too often we let other events or forces guide us in when and where to go with our life. Be reminded today that as the people of Christ, our guide for waiting or moving is to be the Holy Spirit who is God. Your personal worship option today. There is an African-American spiritual chorus in our hymnal that you are invited to let be your song today. Here's a couple of those verses. I'm going to sing when the Spirit says sing. I'm going to sing when the Spirit says sing. I'm going to sing when the Spirit says sing and obey the Spirit of the Lord. I'm going to pray when the Spirit says pray. I'm going to pray when the Spirit says pray. I'm going to pray when the Spirit says pray and obey the Spirit of the Lord.