#choosing correctly

I have read about the Israelites who wandered around in the desert, and Exodus 13 explains how God led them by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire during the night. They always knew when and where to go. When I read the story about the Israelites, I became a little bit jealous, because I wish I had been given a pillar of cloud too. It must have been so much easier for the Israelites to make the right decisions when they had somebody to guide them through their lives.  

However, then I realized that I have been given the same privilege as the Israelites. I might not have a physical pillar of cloud, but I have direct access to God. When Christ died on the cross, the veil was torn and there is nothing that separates us from a personal relationship with the Creator.