He always does. The cloud and fire have long disappeared, but God has given you even better guides through life: his inspired words in the Bible and the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is your ever-present companion who continually reminds you of all that belongs to you in Christ. The same Spirit gives you understanding of the Scriptures as your practical guide for living.
You are not left alone to map your own way to heaven. Hour by hour, moment by moment, the Lord is leading you forward.
Exo 13:17-22
The Lord Leads His People…
When the king of Egypt let the people go, God did not take them by the road that goes up the coast to Philistia, although it was the shortest way. God thought, “I do not want the people to change their minds and return to Egypt when they see that they are going to have to fight.” Instead, he led them in a roundabout way through the desert toward the Red Sea. The Israelites were armed for battle.
Moses took the body of Joseph with him; as Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly promise to do. Joseph had said, “When God rescues you, you must carry my body with you from this place.”
The Israelites left Sukkoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
During the day the LORD went in front of them in a pillar of cloud to show them the way, and during the night he went in front of them in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel night and day. The pillar of cloud was always in front of the people during the day and the pillar of fire at night.
