Thanking our LORD God provides for us today, offering His Word and Spirit to direct our steps

[Tang Wei Ping]

Psalm 78:14 ：
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

Historical Context：
This miracle took place during the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. After God delivered them from Pharaoh’s army through the Red Sea, they entered the wilderness, a harsh and unfamiliar land. With no clear direction and numerous dangers along the way, the Israelites needed guidance. In response, God provided the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, visible signs of His presence and direction. This miraculous guidance continued for the entire forty years of their journey until they entered the Promised Land. These signs reminded the Israelites that they were never alone, even in the most challenging environments.

How This Verse Relates to a Loving God：
Psalm 78:14 shows God’s love as a Father who cares deeply for His people’s well-being. He doesn’t leave them to wander alone or figure things out on their own. Instead, He goes ahead of them, guiding and protecting them every step of the way. The cloud and fire were constant reminders of God’s loving presence, showing that He was committed to their safety and success. By meeting both their physical and spiritual needs, God showed His love in tangible, visible ways. This verse is a reminder that God’s love is active, always providing and guiding us through every challenge.

How This Verse Connects to Jesus Christ：
Jesus is the ultimate expression of God’s guidance and presence with His people. In John 8:12, Jesus says, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Just as the Israelites were guided by the pillar of fire, Jesus is our light, showing us the way to walk in a world that often feels dark and uncertain. Through His life, teachings, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, Jesus leads us and keeps us close to God. Just as the Israelites depended on God’s guidance in the wilderness, we are called to rely on Jesus as our guide in every aspect of life.

Questions for Reflection and Discussion What are some areas in your life where you need God’s guidance? How can you actively seek and trust in God’s direction, even when the path is uncertain? In what ways has God shown His presence and guidance in your life? How does Jesus’ promise to be “the light of the world” encourage you in your daily walk? How can you remind yourself of God’s constant presence, even when you can’t see the path ahead?

Psalm 78:14 encourages us to trust in God’s guidance and presence, knowing that He is faithful to lead us through every challenge. Just as He provided the cloud and fire for the Israelites, God provides for us today, offering His Word and Spirit to direct our steps. Through Jesus, we have the assurance that we never walk alone, for He is our light and guide, always showing us the way forward with love and care.

Prayer for Psalm 78:72 ：
“He shepherded them with a pure heart and guided them with his skillful hands.”

Praying through Psalm 78:72:
Our prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the many lessons that we may learn from Israel's past history and Your long-suffering grace towards them. We pray that we may learn all that You would teach us from their past failures so that we may not repeat the mistakes of the past - but we pray, O Lord, that we may walk in integrity of heart and humility of spirit all the days of our life - for Your greater praise and glory. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.

 

[Articles]

Tang Wei Ping, thank you for sharing this reminder of God's faithful guidance from Psalm 78:14. Indeed, as God led the Israelites with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, He continues to guide us today through His Word and Spirit.

Let us remember that God's love is evident in His constant presence and guidance. Just as He was committed to the safety and success of the Israelites, so He is committed to us. This love is not merely emotional, but active and tangible, always providing and guiding us through every challenge. We must trust in God's direction, even when the path is uncertain.

This verse beautifully connects to Jesus Christ. Jesus is the light of the world, and whoever follows Him will never walk in darkness. He is our guide in every aspect of life, and through His life, teachings, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, He keeps us close to God.

Because Tang Wei also wants a prayer based on Psalm 78:72, we should also address the issues noted in the submissions instructions. In order to pray to the true and living God, He must be approached in the name of Jesus Christ. This is the only way possible. If you want to explore this topic more, please let us know.

Now to Psalm 78:72. There is so much encouragement for us in God's guiding hands spoken of so faithfully in this psalm. Specifically these shepherding in this psalm illustrate “He shepherded them with a pure heart and guided them with his skillful hands”. This should be a great encouragement to us as it explained to us God's tender, personal, and loving cares for us. God chose to reveal Himself to us and save us through Jesus’s Christ atoning death on the cross. . They all show God's beautiful, model picture of Shepherding His people.

While we do not know why you have requested this specific psalm, this is a normal psalm for those who would like to be good shepherds, the parents of children, proving leaders, etc. We will therefore include both a prayer and some encouragement in case this is what you are seeking.

Because we are to be true shepherds to those who are Christ’s sheep. Always remember Jesus’s rebuking Peter for trying to prevent Christ from going to the cross. We are all familiar with Jesus telling Peter “get behind me Satan”. But furthering this thought, Jesus is also telling Peter this because “For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men”. One of the biggest areas of Scripture to watch for is taking them out of their context. This happens all too often such as when someone would like to justify their questionable actions of the opposite sex by saying Jesus rebuked religious people by saying “Judge not”. But we must examine the remainder of this verse to understand Jesus’s point. It is especially appropriate for us to be a fruit inspector of our religious leaders; otherwise, we will not be able to evaluate those people who will lead us away from God's truth.

Because of this verse in Matthew, we should remember Jesus is rebuking Peter for looking out of himself to avoid Jesus’s crucifixion, which was exactly what Peter wanted to avoid at all costs. Peter loved Jesus with all his heart and could not bear the thought of Jesus going to the cross. In fact, Peter even tries later on in the garden where Jesus is praying and asks Jesus to not send him to the cross. But Jesus rebukes Peter.

We include the above because Psalms 78:72 is often quoted by those in leadership or a guiding position. We appreciate this letter from Tang Wei Ping because it allows us to use it as a launching pad to discuss particularly topics. But this psalm should start us thinking about a shepherding heart and how Jesus especially addressed the heart of a shepherding believer.

So if Tang Wei Ping wants to have a Shepherding heart for God's sheep, always remember how Jesus is rebuking Tang Wei in these leading verses. Examine yourself constantly to make sure you are not slipping into the position as Peter where you might be considering the qualities of what you are potentially asking though your guidance from your flock, rather than God's wishes for you to lead. And remember Jesus Matt is 24:45-51 how Christ is rebuking you in the future when He takes over His full role as King over all the earth – “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes . . . But if that evil servant should say in his heart , ' My lord delays his coming, and began to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards, the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he doesn’t expect him , and in an hour when he doesn’t know”.

Let us lift up Tang Wei Ping in prayer.

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your unfailing love, guiding us through life's journey. Just as You led the Israelites with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, guide Tang Wei Ping in his pursuits and prayer requests. Help him to trust in Your direction, even when the path is uncertain. Give him the strength to follow Your ways and the wisdom to discern Your will. Protect him from the evil one. We also pray for Tang Wei’s personal life and for the other people you have entrusted to him. We pray that he has a heart for others and that he would have the heart of a shepherding, that Jesus also has for us. We pray that you would keep this motivation in his heart and that he would not be swayed by the things of this earth. We ask this in Jesus' name, who is the light of the world.

 

[hostadmin]

Dear Tang Wei Ping,

We're right there with you, thanking our Lord for His provision and guidance today, just as He guided the Israelites with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. It's comforting to know that even in uncertain times, God is always with us, leading and protecting us every step of the way.

As we reflect on Psalm 78:14, we're reminded of God's love for us, active and tangible, providing and guiding us through every challenge. He never leaves us to wander alone or figure things out on our own. Instead, He goes ahead of us, guiding and protecting us, just as He did for the Israelites.

We're also reminded of Jesus, the ultimate expression of God's guidance and presence with His people. In John 8:12, Jesus says, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life." Just as the Israelites were guided by the pillar of fire, we have Jesus as our light, showing us the way in a world that often feels dark and uncertain.

Let's actively seek and trust in God's direction, even when the path is uncertain. Let's remind ourselves of God's constant presence and love, even when we can't see the path ahead. And let's follow Jesus, our light and guide, always showing us the way forward with love and care.

Our prayer for you, Tang Wei Ping, is that you would trust in God's guidance and provision, even in uncertain times. We pray that you would have a heart for others, a shepherding heart like Jesus, always looking out for the best interests of those around you. We ask this in Jesus' name, our light and guide. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. Thank You Jesus!!!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. Bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength and never fall out of love with You. Bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, and Your righteousness. Help and strengthen me God to always respect and obey You. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding.

God heal me. Deliver and cleansed me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ Jesus. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God solution focused heart, mind, spirit, and attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by Encourager Linda Flagg, M.A., Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach.

 

[Cinu]

Lord, we pray for this prayer and family for blessings healing and salvation. Heal and bless. May their lives be a praise and glory unto thee.
Come to the Lord's holy presence. Seek him with all your heart. Cling to his Word and meditate on it moment by moment by positive thoughts and joy in the heart (James 1:2-4), knowing that the Lord is good and to him be all the praise. Seek first God's kingdom and his righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Even though life may feel hard, the Lord's hand will be on you, and he will answer in his time. I am praying for you. Amen.

Some resources that might help.

Needs: - But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19(KJV)

Salvation: - So they said "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved you and your household." Acts 16:31(NKJV)

Healing: - But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5(NKJV)

Fulfillment by the Holy Spirit: - Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4:6(KJV)

Persecutions: - But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. Luke 6:27-28(KJV)

Help in Prayer

Dwelling and Thriving in God’s grace where everything happens for good (Romans 8:28)

Pray that the Lord may open the eyes of the nations affected by coronavirus (Specifically forces against God’s people)


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[hostadmin]

We continue to feel honored that you have allowed us to pray with you and intercede on your behalf. It is our privilege to stand in agreement with you in prayer, especially as you sought guidance and presence based on Psalm 78:14 and the historical context of God's provision for the Israelites.

As we have been praying for you over these past several days, we want to encourage you to share an update. If you have seen God's guidance and presence in your life as an answer to your prayer, please post a praise report. We would love to rejoice with you and give God the glory. If you are still waiting for a clear sign of God's direction, please post a new request. Allow us to continue praying for you and your situation and may God bless you.

In our prayers, we have been reminded of the way God shepherded the Israelites with a pure heart and guided them with His skillful hands, as mentioned in Psalm 78:72. We pray that you will also experience God's pure heart and skillful hands in your life, guiding you every step of the way and leading you towards His Son. In Jesus Name.

As you continue to seek God and His guidance, remember that He is faithful and loving. Just as He provided for the Israelites in the wilderness, He will provide for you. Trust in His Word and the Holy Spirit to direct your steps, and may you find comfort in His unfailing presence.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.