Daily Light Devotional: Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm 119:105)
Tuesday February 17 2026
Text: Exodus 33:11
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
It has always been God’s desire to dwell with His people. He placed Adam and Eve in the garden, where He would come everyday and be with the first couple. When they sinned, they were removed from the garden and the daily activity ended.
When the Lord led the Israelites out into the wilderness, after the Exodus from Egypt, He had Moses build the Tabernacle: the place where He would come and visit His people. The Tabernacle was covered with images from the garden, to remind the people of the original and ongoing desire to dwell with His people. In addition, Moses has a personal tent just outside the camp, where at times the Lord would draw near and meet with him and talk to him face to face.
It is interesting to note that Paul, in 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 describes our life in the body as living in a “tent”. And interestingly enough, Paul also says that because we are born again, and in Christ and Christ is in us, we are “temples of the Holy Spirit”. This means, that like Moses, we have our own personal tent of meeting with the Lord where He wants to meet with us and speak with us face to face. And that is possible because of what Jesus did on the cross: removing all barriers between us and God so can see Him face to face and hear His voice.
The challenge is to go to that tent of meeting regularly. How is that going for you today?
Prayer: Lord, thank you for creating me as a Temple of the Holy Spirit, where can spend time together, where I can know you, love you, hear you and serve you. Holy Spirit, help me to establish regular times in my tent of meeting the my Lord, Saviour and King. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.