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Set a Fire: Follow the Light of the World (Numbers 9:15-18, 22-23)

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"No place I would rather be than here in Your love, here in Your love." – Will Reagan & United Pursuit 🧭 Dear lost loiterer, Do you have no idea where you're heading? Don't know where you should be going? I think everyone has been in the middle of a crossroad before, that spot where you’re given options and you don’t know which to choose. The passage that we’re going to look at is how the Israelites were led in the wilderness. We’re in the book of Numbers, but this was already mentioned in Exodus. It’s told briefly in Exodus 40:34-38. Let’s see the more detailed account in Numbers. Numbers 9:15-18, 22-23 (NASB) 15 Now on the day that the tabernacle was erected, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and in the evening it was like the appearance of fire over the tabernacle until morning. 16 That is how it was continuously; the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 Whenever the cloud was lifted fr...

I Will Follow: How Christians Must Obey the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)

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“All Your ways are good. All Your ways are sure. I will trust in You alone.” – Chris Tomlin ✅ Dear petered-out perfectionist, Are you one who likes seeing all items marked with checks? Is your report card something you want to flex? Obviously, there’s nothing wrong with that, literally when you got a perfect grade. I know the satisfaction this accomplishment brings, but I also know the exhaustion behind it stings. I was the kind of student who stays up all night trying to finish school projects. I do my best in everything. There was one time in high school when I cried because I got a violation for forgetting to wear my ID. This is a huge deal for someone who wants to keep a clean record. If you’re like the past me, get ready to lament because you’re going to read the Ten Commandments. Before you grab tissues, I’ll tell you the good news: Jesus paid the price so that we don’t have to get punished for breaking any of God’s laws. Now, this is something worth shedding your tears...