“So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said: ‘Rise up, O Lord! Let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.’ And when it rested, he said: ‘Return, O Lord, to the many thousands of Israel’” (Num 10:35-36).
Regarding these beautiful verses, Adam Clarke writes: “Unless the ark went with them, and the cloud of the Divine glory with it, they could have neither direction nor safety; unless the ark rested with them and the cloud of glory with it, they could have neither rest nor comfort. How necessary are the Word of God and the Spirit of God for the direction, comfort, and defense of every genuine follower of Christ!”
And how vital it is for every believer not only to have His presence with us and His Word by His Spirit directing us, but to consciously enjoy Him both leading the way and offering us His personal fellowship. Our prayer of expectation and thanks today might be: “You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory” (Ps 73:24).