Don’t seek the gift and miss the Giver.

Exodus 40:36-37 (NIV) 36  In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out; 37  but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out--until the day it lifted. The glory of God did not just dwell amongst the Israelites but led them. The Israelites were obedient to the glory of God that led them from place to place. Wherever the cloud of fire and smoke, the cloud of glory went – the people obeyed and went. They were obedient to God’s leadership. The glory of God, the presence of God is not just for us to enjoy or to get excited about. God comes that He might lead us in to His purposes. The important principle is to seek God, not the manifestation. Don’t seek the gift and miss the Giver. And if we truly seek God, then we will be obedient unto God. And God delights in such obedience.