A Call to the Mountain

Today I am going to take us back to Exodus.  God took a people out of a land of slavery, he had a gift of a promised land to deliver them into and he wanted to meet with them in person.  His presence had been leading and following them.  His presence had been visible and I am certain palpable.  He called them to consecrate themselves and to come and meet with him at His mountain. He wanted to speak to them.

Exodus 19:10-13, 20:18-19
Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing. Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch. Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, ‘Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death. No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.’ However, when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.” 
When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram’s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear. And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”

The people could not bear the weight of God speaking to them.  They opted to have Moses do it for them.  Today it would seem that we have taken this same approach in the western churches.  We look to the pastors, church leaders and intercessors and say, "You can speak to God and let us know what He says."

I believe that we are now at the mountain moment once again.  God is calling His bride to come and consecrate themselves.  He is asking to meet with them, to speak with them one on one.  He paid a mighty price to position us to be able to do so.  Jesus died to create the ability for us to be brought back into the presence of God and hear what He is saying to us.  He has a word for you, individually, that He would like to share with just you.  He is a personal God.  Just like it would be strange to have your parent tell another person what they think, feel or see in you, so that they can then relay it to you, it is no different when it comes to the Lord.  How much can be lost in the translation?  How impersonal would it be to have to hear that your dad told someone else to tell you that he loved you and was proud of you?  Wouldn't your heart desire to hear that from his own mouth?  The plans that He has for your life can only truly be known by hearing them directly from the source.  We have so many safe guards in place that we have over complicated a relationship that should be the easiest and purest form available.

He is calling us to the mountain, or maybe He is bringing the mountain to us.  Some will say, "Surely we will die!" And to that I say, yes!  We are called to die to ourselves, to this world, and the life we gain is so much more!!  God has always desired to meet with us, speak with us individually.  Are you ready to lean in and hear what he is saying??