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Monday, 8. December 2003
Mountains in Moses' Life baoliver, December 8, 2003 at 7:53:00 PM GMT
by Clarence DeLoach, Jr. Moses was an old man: 120 years as a matter of fact. He had brought Israel to the border of the promised land. He had patiently endured while leading hundreds of thousands of people — a rebellious nation. He had seen one generation die and another rise. One of God’s final orders to Moses is recorded in Numbers 27:12: "And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel." Mountains play a prominent role in the Bible. Great things were done on mountains. Perhaps this has given rise to our expression "mountaintop experience." Look at three mountains in Moses’ life: First: The Mountain of Calling. It all began with Moses on a mountain. It was from Mt. Sinai that God called to Moses out of the "burning bush." There he met God in a marvelous way. There his mission was set out! There he was commissioned and called to service. There he stood on holy ground. His was a mountaintop experience, but so was ours when we were called to be Christians. Second: The Mountain of Service. Again the Lord called Moses to the mountain. Here God communicated His law to Moses with the command, "Go and tell the children of Israel" (Exo. 19:3). This was the mountain of service. God revealed the manner in which His people could serve and obey Him. These were the conditions of blessings in their lives. There is no greater joy or blessing than serving God. It brings the greatest satisfaction and purpose to life. It is indeed a mountaintop experience to live and serve as Christians. Third: The Mountain of Death. Moses is now an old man. He has served well. Again, he is called to the mountain. God wanted him to see the land and then he would be gathered to his people. Moses didn’t enter Canaan, but God had something better for him. How appropriate: Moses would appear on another mountain many centuries later to encourage Jesus (Matt. 17:1-5). Death need not be in the valley. For the true servant, it is his finest hour. For the Christian, it is a "mountaintop experience." Paul said it was gain: "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Phil. 1:21). (Thanks to The Voice of Truth International, Vol 24.) |
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