Comfort in the Journey
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way,And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light,
so as to go by day and night.
Exodus 13:21
As the children of Israel entered the Promised Land, they would receive new duties. They had been living a nomadic life, but now they would settle down. They would no longer take down the camp and the tabernacle and put them back up.
In their journey through the wilderness, they camped when the Pillar of God stayed in one place, and they packed up and moved when God moved. Each time they settled for a time in one area, there was trouble. In their comfort and idleness, they began to murmur and complain. When they settled down, they thought it was great to rest, but they got their eyes off the Lord.
When you are on the move, it can be a great experience, but when you settle down, you get comfortable, idle. While you are on the move, you cannot get too comfortable because there are always things to do to keep you busy.
The Book of Proverbs teaches us a valuable lesson on idleness: In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty (Proverbs 14:23).
Let’s keep busy doing the Lord’s work, not in idle chatter: murmuring, complaining, gossiping, etc.
When the hands are idle, the tongue is
usually very active.
-Henry T. Mahan-
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