Obeying When is Hard or Even When You Don't Understand

"At the command of the LORD the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD they camped. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained in camp." Numbers 9:18

"At the command"..what a powerful statement! Interesting how the Lord would make them stand in the camp for longer periods of time and often even without an explanation. It almost looks like being in a boot camp with God to learn to obey. Interesting how it seems that the Lord was preparing his people for obedience so that they could accomplish the plans He had set for them. He knows that fulfilling our God's given purpose requires to follow him step by step even as very often we neither understand His every move nor the whole picture. But let's take heart, someday we will!..Well, or as I heard before, perhaps when the day arrives for us to understand, we would not bother anymore, because being in His presence would quiet all our questions and longings, filling us with surpassing joy and fulfilment. Oh that we would reach that worshipping level of obedience and trust! Teach us Oh LORD!

N.T - Cross-Reference: John 14:15, John 14:21