Exodus 13:21-22 KJV
[21] And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: [22] he took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
The presence of God. A light in the dark and a shade in the day. Protection from the wilderness heat and warmth for the cold nights. What an awesome picture we have here of God’s constant presence with his people. He never left them or forsook them even when they grumbled and complained. Even when they rebelled. He was always there guiding them. They only moved as the cloud moved. They only went as the Lord led them.
Isaiah 4:5-6 KJV
[5] And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defense. [6] And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Isaiah prophesies of the clouds returning during the millennial kingdom. Have you ever wondered what they looked like? How it must have felt to have God manifest his care this way? I believe we will get to see them as we rain with Jesus. Awesome thought! But, better still is the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit in us. We are his tabernacle. We are the cloud of protection and a refuge for others in the wilderness. We are the light in the dark. Providing warmth in this cold cold world. Praise God for his ever-abiding presence that he will not take away from us.
Cloudy people, either gloomy or glorious. A negative attitude is like a cloud over the whole company. A positive attitude brings light and encouragement. A gloomy countenance brings darkness and dread. Moses came down glowing.
Cloudy people
