Numbers 10:29

Numbers 10:29 aays, And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.  Moses told Hobab, his brother-in-law,  that he was going to the land that the LORD had prepared for the people of Israel.  Moses invited Hobab to come with them, and we should invite others to come with us to the heavenly home that God has prepared for His people.  Of  course, the only way they can do this is by accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.  Verse thirty adds, And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.  Hobab said he wasn't going, but was returning to his own people instead, just as many people today choose to stay with the people of this world instead of accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.  Verse thirty-one states, And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.  Moses asked Hobab to stay with them as they were camping in the wilderness, and that God would be with them and insure that they fared well.  Even in the wilderness of the world today, if people refuse to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord the first time we invite them to, we need to continue to invite them to do so.  Verse thirty-two adds, And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.  Moses then told Hobab that if he went with them, God would be with him just as He was with the people of Israel, and that he could be of service to them since he was more familiar with the land.  Though God was leading them, just as He does today, He still expects use to us our God given talents to serve Him.  Once we became a follower of Christ, we are all a part of the same family, no matter where we are from in this world.  Verse thirty-three says, And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.  Moses and the people of Israel then departed from the mount of the LORD and traveled three days with the Ark of the Covenant going before them.  We should invite others to join us as we journey this earth following God's guidance to our heavenly home, but once He tells us to move, we need to go whether they come with us or not.  We are not told if Hobab went with them or not, and we today may not always know if those that we witness to have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord or not.  Verse thirty-four adds, And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.  The cloud of the LORD guided them by day.  Verse thirty-six declares, And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.  When the cloud was moving, Moses asked God to scatter the enemies of Israel,  and He will scatter our enemies today as we are out doing His work.  Verse thirty-six adds, And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.  When the cloud rested, Moses asked God to return to be with His people.   We know that God is always with us today as followers of Christ though the Holy Spirit indwelling us.