A MEETING AT HIS PEAK!

 

A Meeting at His Peak

Verse for Today: Genesis 22:2

“Take now your son, your only son Isaac and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you”. 

            Some of the greatest blessings of God to His children were imparted at mountain peaks. It was on a mountain peak at Sinai that Moses met God for a personal encounter, thereby received the Law (Exodus 34:2). It was on the Mount of Transfiguration that the Lord revealed His glory to His three disciples (Matthew 17:1; John 1:14). It was on a mount that Jesus preached the sermon of blessedness (Matthew 5:1). When the inheritance of the promise land was divided, Caleb requested for Mount Hebron as he felt that he could climb the mount by faith. It was given to Achsah his daughter. Hebron was the place where Abraham built a tent. It was the tent of faith and fellowship.

            The mountain peaks from where God’s people received spiritual blessings had to be climbed by His people by faith. These mountains were peaks of promises of God. But His children had to climb these peaks by faith. To seek after these mountains, they had to look up heavenward. They had to climb the mountains with great expectancy. They had to believe on God and His promises. They had to have the right expectations as they looked up and climbed. They had to prepare themselves as they climbed. A great spiritual experience awaited the climbers as they moved up a step at a time. There at the peaks, they heard the voice of the Lord. They all saw the glory of the Lord. They were enabled to worship the Lord. They were confronted with the power and prominence of God at the top of these peaks. These climbers were enabled to encounter the Lord and His very person. There they saw the Lord and through Him, they saw themselves. These meeting-points gave them all a new start in life and ministry. 

            We are called upon to follow the pathway earmarked for us today to desire and focus on a blessed mountain peak experience. We must climb with great expectations as we encounter the Lord. These peaks give us a new goal in life. It’s far more than what we would ever envisage. The Law God gave Moses led God’s people throughout the last centuries. The worshipful experience of Abraham on Mount Moriah is the foundation of worship of God’s children when he learnt a new name for God (Jehovah Jireh) which helped them to know how to worship. The vision of the glorified Lord on Mount of Transfiguration helped the disciples see a glimpse of the glory of God. The mount of the Great Sermon exposed the disciples to the manifesto of the Kingdom of God as the guideline for their life and ministry.

            A life and ministry of God’s children begins with a vision of the glory of God. There is an invitation to go to the peak where God dwells. But we must go with adequate spiritual, mental, emotional and physical purification and preparedness. We must confess our sins, failures and inadequacies before we begin to climb. We must go with full surrender to the will of God which He will reveal to us as we meet with Him and listen to Him at His peak. All disobediences must be confessed before we go to the Lord. He is out there to receive us with open arms and heart. He evaluates us and our capabilities. He understands our needs. He is there to strengthen us to obey Him and to equip us to take His Word with total seriousness and full commitment. He wants us to go to Him with worshipfulness. He expects us to listen to Him keenly. We must be keen not to allow anything that would distract us from listening to the Lord.

            Today there is a great challenge for us to climb up to His peak into His presence for a spiritual encounter with the Lord. It’s a testing ground for our faith and commitment. It’s an encounter of love for our Lord. It’s an opportunity to leave behind all that is dear to us and detach from it all. We must aspire to draw unto the Lord with ardent attachment to Him. It is then that the Lord will reveal Himself and His glory to us and capture our minds to listen to Him and His plans and programs for us.

Psalms 24:3 – “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? (Or) who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart….”  

Thought for Today

The faith to climb the hill of the Lord and the passion to surrender ourselves to Him will help us to expect great things from Him to create a spiritual impact in our environment through us.  

Prayer for Today

“Dear Lord! Help me to develop sustainable spiritual thirst for your nearness at the top of Your Mountain”. Amen!