Recently, the Lord gave me a vision where I saw a house being built atop a mountain.
"Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.
They will receive the Lord’s blessing
and have a right relationship with God their savior.
Such people may seek you
and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob."
Psalm 24:4-6
We all need to get into this holy place, this mountaintop visitation with God. We each need to be touched by Him, be transformed by Him, be changed by Him--and this happens on the mountaintop. We climb the mountain to meet the Lord--to get away from people and distractions, and to seek His face. That's why we make the climb. That why we put in our part and allow Him to uplift us.
Now, Peter and John wanted to build a house on the mountaintop--that's human--and they were told no. (Matthew 17:4) That's not what I'm talking about. The Lord knows that trials will come, and we need to respond by knowing that He will still make all things work for the good. (Romans 8:28) We need to come on down from that higher place and interact with others--we have work to do!
What the Lord was showing me was the possibility of really abiding. He was relaying the importance of getting creativity, inspiration, and life from that mountaintop time. And most importantly--He was showing me the importance of receiving from that place His Love. We need to remain in this love--figuratively speaking, to remain on that mountaintop. We need to remain in with Him, in Him, and for Him.
The only things worth building are those things that came from that mountaintop time. We need to have an elevated foundation--Jesus--and only build on that. We need our thoughts, actions, and efforts to flow from the secret place. We need to be raised up by Him, and then stay there. That's what really counts--entering into His bliss and applying it to our lives.
"He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure."
Isaiah 58:14
"Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.
They will receive the Lord’s blessing
and have a right relationship with God their savior.
Such people may seek you
and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob."
Psalm 24:4-6
We all need to get into this holy place, this mountaintop visitation with God. We each need to be touched by Him, be transformed by Him, be changed by Him--and this happens on the mountaintop. We climb the mountain to meet the Lord--to get away from people and distractions, and to seek His face. That's why we make the climb. That why we put in our part and allow Him to uplift us.
Now, Peter and John wanted to build a house on the mountaintop--that's human--and they were told no. (Matthew 17:4) That's not what I'm talking about. The Lord knows that trials will come, and we need to respond by knowing that He will still make all things work for the good. (Romans 8:28) We need to come on down from that higher place and interact with others--we have work to do!
What the Lord was showing me was the possibility of really abiding. He was relaying the importance of getting creativity, inspiration, and life from that mountaintop time. And most importantly--He was showing me the importance of receiving from that place His Love. We need to remain in this love--figuratively speaking, to remain on that mountaintop. We need to remain in with Him, in Him, and for Him.
The only things worth building are those things that came from that mountaintop time. We need to have an elevated foundation--Jesus--and only build on that. We need our thoughts, actions, and efforts to flow from the secret place. We need to be raised up by Him, and then stay there. That's what really counts--entering into His bliss and applying it to our lives.
"He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure."
Isaiah 58:14
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