Numbers 10-13: In today’s reading it was moving day! We have read how Moses organized the tribes of Israel into an orderly form and given them instructions because they knew that one day the cloud of God’s presence would move and they would need to follow. How would they know what to do and when to do it especially without a public address system. The answer was to listen for the trumpet blasts. The leaders had been informed. When you hear the trumpet blow an alarm, it was time for the leaders to meet. When another trumpet sound came it was time to meet at the Tabernacle, but when there was one long blast from the bell of the trumpet it meant it was time to move.

I woke up this morning with the song These are the Days of Elijah singing through my head. Here are the lyrics

These are the days of Elijah
Declaring the word of the Lord, yeah
And these are the days of Your servant Moses
Righteousness being restored

These are the days of great trials
Of famine and darkness and sword
Still we are the voice in the desert crying
Prepare ye the way of the Lord!

Say, behold He comes, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet’s call
Lift your voice, year of Jubilee
Out of Zion’s hill, salvation comes

Oh Friends we too must be ready for the move that is ahead of us. It will come at the trumpet’s blast and we too need to be ready. Until they we are to prepare the way by saying He is coming, come and join me. I can’t help but think about the gospel message being declared to every continent with the death of Billy Graham and thinking it won’t be long before He returns. May we all tell someone today. HE IS COMING!