In The Clouds

“The LORD said to Moses, ‘Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commands I have written for their instruction.’ When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.” Ex. 24:12, 15-16, 18

I am doing a wonderful Bible Study called Experiencing God – Knowing and Doing the Will of God. I am so blessed that we have so many resources on developing our relationship with God. Any bookstore in any city and state provides us with an abundance of information on knowing God, experiencing God and hearing what God desires for us. Moses on the other hand was not privy to all of these wonderful resources but had his own way of pursuing God. Even without bookstores, Christian internet websites and church Bible Studies Moses was able to know God through pursuing God. He had a surrendered heart and lived a life feeling the presence of God surrounding him. Moses recognized God’s voice when He called Moses to ‘come up to Him on the cloud covered mountain.’

We too are called to come up to the LORD and meet Him on the mountain for fellowship and invitation to participate in God’s work. God will make Himself known to us and will reveal Himself to us individually. We will be invited personally to join Him on the mountain so He may accomplish His purposes through us individually. Through these divine encounters we will experience Him and will be shown the ways to participate in His Kingdom. Notice that Moses did not get God's revelation until He pursued God, was obedient to God and went to the place of God's choosing. The three aspects that God desires from us are fellowship, invitation and accomplishments.

Moses entered the cloud where visibility was extremely limited I am sure. Scripture states that he remained in the cloud for forty days and nights, a time determined at the LORD’s choosing, no doubt. We all enter into cloud covered circumstances wherein we cannot see the future and our next step is undetermined. We must not wander away from God during these encounters that hold us dependent on God for light and guidance. If we venture out taking our own steps on our own time the chances of stepping off the mountain in a freefall are inevitable. We must ‘camp out’ on the mountain of the LORD and allow Him to fellowship and love us. Through this intimate fellowship He will invite us to join Him in His work, and through our obedience His purposes will be accomplished.

…and one sweet day the clouds will recede and the Son will shine in your life revealing His glory.