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SHABBAT SHALOM

“And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night,” Exodus 13:21 ESV. On their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, Israel spent forty years in the desert. They were constantly on the move but seemingly going nowhere. Yahweh was training the people of Israel to live as a free nation, yet to always allow Elohim to direct them each day. He was instructing them that they still had to do their part, but Jehovah-Jireh would be their provider. Additionally, they were learning to keep an eye on where their LORD, Keeper, and Provider was moving. Chasing after earthly fantasies is wearying but chasing after the Cloud of God is not exhausting! There is an inexplicable rest in following hard after The Almighty One! Cloud by day, pillar of fire by night; these were God’s endless invitations to push farther, climb higher, and to go deeper. Lord, may I never substitute leisure for entering Your rest. Help me to lay aside my own notions of refreshment and cease from my efforts of renewal as I contemplate the approach of Shabbat. Shabbat Shalom my friends.

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