Read Ex. 19:1-2. The people stopped to camp in front of the mountain. This was God's mountain. I want to challenge you to go to God and stop. Stay a while. Gaze at the beauty of His holiness.
Read 19:3-15. Look carefully at the words used in these verses. Find some that you think are key words and look up their definitions. Use a concordance to see where they might be used elsewhere in the Bible. If you have a word study book, find out their origin. I chose about 12 words that seemed extra-important. We'll discuss them Sunday.
Listen. The research you do will enable you to hear what God wants to say to you. Listen for His voice.
Last fall I attended a national writer's conference in the mountains of New Mexico. It was situated at the opening of a box canyon with mesas all around. I climbed up a small mesa, sat on a boulder, and gazed across the valley to a much larger mesa, adorned with strands of pine trees and red rocks. It appeared to be wearing a one-of-a-kind necklace made from precious stones of emeralds and rubies. I sat there for over an hour, just letting God speak to me through what I saw. I still carry that memory close to my heart, because God told me what to do with the rest of my life while I sat on that rock. I'll never be the same again.
If you have a memory like that, pull it out and dust it off today. Polish it and set it in the window of your heart. If you don't, find some time this week to be alone with God. Sit silently before Him and wait for Him to speak. Another time God spoke in a very real way while I sat before him happened at my kitchen table, so don't think you can't do it without going off someplace.
I'd love to hear about your experience. If you'd like to share, write a comment.
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