Exodus 19:9

"Handfuls of Purpose"

For All Gleaners

"Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud." Exodus 19:9 .

This is a sample of God's daily visitation of the world. God cannot come otherwise than in a thick cloud. The cloud is not necessary for him, it is necessary for those to whom he comes. No man can see God and live. Many a cloud that we blame is created for the purpose of attempering high light to our vision. The darkness of the way is as much to be attributed to God as is the light. He makes us stand still as well as go forward. The cloud does not deprive us of the music of the voice. Mere spectacle would do little for us; it is to the voice itself that we must pay heed. Remember that the cloud only conceals God: it does not destroy him. Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.