CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN
Today's reading: Exodus 17-20

"Then Moses climbed the mountain to appear before God..." Exodus 19:3 NLT

I'm wondering this morning...

Would I have gone to that extreme?

I mean, and I doubt I'm the only one, but I tend to take the 'God is everywhere' approach to my time with the Lord.

Meaning...

He will surely meet me on the couch...

Or go with me as I drive in the car since I didn't make time for Him this morning...

Or stand by the bed and listen as I rattle off my thanks and requests in my last few moments of wakefulness...

I know He'll always be with me as I sit in the waiting room of the doctor's office...

And in line at Walmart...

As I corral the loved ones into worship service every Sunday morning with the stern eye and the disgusted furrowed brow...

He is everywhere, afterall. Right?

But Moses climbed the mountain to be in His presence.

And was rewarded greatly by having God speak to Him.

I want that.

So I need to be willing to climb a mountain--but alas, there are no mountains on the prairie where I live.

My mountain, and yours, may be getting up a few minutes earlier. Which may entail going to bed a few minutes earlier.

My mountain may be pushing aside social media and its drama.

My mountain may be leaving the TV off in order to sit in His presence.

My mountain may be setting the phone aside and picking up my Bible.

I am going to climb a 'mountain' to appear before God. And it's going to be worth the climb!