Dave’s sermon on Sunday evening alluded to the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites and how they were led by God during those 40 years before they actually reached the River Jordan. Following God for them meant following the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, God’s presence made visible for them to follow. Chris Tomlin takes this theme in his song ‘I Will Follow’:
‘Where you go, I’ll go
Where you stay, I’ll stay
When you move, I’ll move
I will follow…
All your ways are good
All your ways are sure
I will trust in you alone
Higher than my sight
High above my life
I will trust in you alone (trust in you alone)
Light unto the world
Light unto my life
I will live for You alone
You’re the one I seek
Knowing I will find
All I need in You alone, in You alone
In You there’s life everlasting
In You there’s freedom for my soul
In You there’s joy, unending joy
And I will follow.’ (Chris Tomlin, ‘I Will Follow’)
Jeremy Camp’s new album (released next month) has the same title: ‘I Will Follow’
”Though the desert be before me
And there’s no relief in sight,
Though the enemy is breathing
All the lies into my mind,
You will always carry me
Until my dying day.
What you have for me is worth it
‘Cause I’ll see you face to face
I will follow,
Follow you wherever you go
And I will listen
To the very promises I know.
You are with me
Always with me
Keeper of my soul
I will follow
Follow you wherever you go.
And the day is coming quickly when
You break open the sky
And the armies all around you
Will be conquering the night
You gather all the children
That are calling out your name
When the troubles are the here and now
I know it’s not in vain.’ (Jeremy Camp, ‘I Will Follow’)