MEET ME ON THE MOUNTAIN- 10/02/2014
Yesterday’s message was
titled “ACCEPTED TIME III”, thereby
concluding the series on ACCEPTED TIME. Today’s
message is titled “MEET ME ON THE MOUNTAIN” as given by Pastor E. A.
Adeboye in Open Heavens Devotional (Adeboye, 2014). In today’s message, we have
been asked to memorise Isaiah 57:15 “ For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” and read 1Kings 18:17-19. Our Bible in one year for today has been taken from Isaiah 28:1 to Isaiah30:17, and Psalm 35 (Adeboye,
2014).
“Although mountains are usually regarded
as symbols of problems, obstacles and obstructions to progress, they can also
be a place for great achievements. Elijah set the stage for an explosive
encounter with top agents of the devil on Mount Carmel. He brought down revival
and God was glorified on this mountain. A mountain can have good or positive
uses. In Exodus 17:10-13, Moses demonstrated that a mountain can be a suitable
place to direct battles. As you get on the mountain with God, every battle of life confronting
you shall be crushed just as the Amalekites were routed and crushed before
Israel while Moses was on the mountain. The mountain top is a place of
loneliness, because when you really want to be intimate with God, it can only
be you and God alone. The glory that accompanies being with God however makes
it worth the price. With glory from the mountain top, your next contact with
men in troubling situations is bound to deliver a solution. The episode described
in Matthew 14:22-32 clearly reveals that Jesus Christ was able to bring respite
to the disciples’ nasty experience of being tossed about by a terrible storm on
the Sea of Galilee after spending some time with His father on the mountain.
The most important thing about
the mountain top is that it is a place of answered prayers. Miracles happen
there, as well as incredible things that would build the faith of unbelievers
and bring down revival among the people of God. The unrepentant enemies of God meet
their waterloo on the mountain, just like it happened in the case of Elijah (1
Kings 18:36-40). It should be realised however, that before these wonderful experiences
can occur, there must be preparation in terms of separation, and a decision to serve
God and Him alone is a necessity. Getting to the mountain top is by divine selection;
Jesus took only three out of twelve disciples along with Him to the Mount of Transfiguration
(Matthew 17:1-2). Jesus led the three of them, t us showing that God would lead
anyone up there who is meek, humble, gentle and peaceful (Psalm 25:9, Isaiah57:15). Note also that He led them; He did not carry them, meaning that such
individuals must be willing to pay the price, because climbing requires effort.
As you desire the mountain top experience, may the grace to pay the price be
given to you in Jesus’ Name. Finally, remember that you must have clean hands
and a pure heart to access the mountain top of God (Psalm 24:3-4). There Is no
room for fraudulent and dishonest Imaginations at the mountain top”
Our prayer point for today as given
by Pastor E. A. Adeboye (Adeboye 2014) is that we should pray that God will
grant us the essential qualities required for mountain top experiences.
Please pray this prayer point with
all seriousness and we will soon meet at the mountain top in Jesus Name, Amen.
Reference:
Adeboye, E. A. (2014) Open
Heavens: A Guide to Close Fellowship with God, Volume 14, 2014. Nigeria: Open
Heavens Media Limited.
Thanks be to God Almighty and blessings be upon His ministers. It is indeed striking to note that God shares His Mountain heigth only with the humble and contrite in spirit. It is little wonder then that the mountain experience is rare in the Church, for a heart lifted above brethren has become the hallmark of leaders in the land. Today is an opportunity to reject class mentality and embrace humility in heart
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DeleteMountain is the problem or obstacles and only people who are worrthy can stand at the top of the mount
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