Come to the Mountaintop

There they set up camp at the foot of Mount Sinai, and Moses went up the mountain to meet with God. The Lord called him from the mountain and told him . . . EXODUS 19:1-3

Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Mount Pisgah east of Jericho, and there the LORD showed him the whole land. EXODUS 34:1

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. As they looked on, a change came over Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling white. MATTHEW 17: 1&2

God desires to work with His people at a higher level of intimacy than is obtainable on the level ground. He begins His relationship by inviting them to the mountaintop. Before we can really attain any meaningful heights in our relationship with God, we must climb to the top of the mountain. The level ground is too low for God to work with; we must climb up higher. This requirement is demonstrated at various times in the scriptures. Usually, in His relationship with Moses, God always required him to climb to the mountain. When the Ten Commandments were given to Moses, he had been to the mountaintop for 40 days and nights! Hear what God Himself says concerning climbing to the mountaintop: “But when the trumpet is blown, then the people are to go up to the mountain” EXODUS 19:13.

What then is the mountaintop? It is a place of intensive, consistent fellowship with God. This fellowship elevates you to a level of wisdom, understanding and courage above your contemporaries. The Bible says concerning Daniel and his friends, “No matter what question the king asked, or what problem he raised, these four knew ten times more than any fortune teller or magician in his whole Kingdom” DANIEL 1:20. They had gone up the mountain in their relationship with God. The mountaintop is the place of promotion in life. We see that these four Hebrew boys were promoted to head provinces in the Empire of Babylon which was not even their land. In fact, they had been taken to Babylon as slaves, but their mountaintop qualities fetched them promotion and appointment in the Government of Babylon. At the reign of Dairus, Daniel himself became supervisor over 120 governors! “Darius decided to appoint 120 governors to hold office throughout his empire. In addition, he chose Daniel . . . to supervise the governors and to look after the king’s interests. “Because he was so outstanding, the king considered putting him in charge of the whole empire” DANIEL 6:1-3.

Those who have been to the mountaintop have a better view of things – they can see into the future. The Bible says while Moses was up the mountain, “The LORD showed him the whole land.” Earlier in the history, God had asked Abraham to “Look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you” GENESIS 13: 17. When you fellowship with God, you are set to be given the land He has shown you while you are at the mountaintop. The mountaintop experience separates you from common men. The Bible says about Enoch, “After that, Enoch lived in fellowship with God for 300 years . . . He spent his life in fellowship with God, and then he disappeared, because God took him away” GENESIS 5: 23&24. The ordinary people did not see Enoch any longer because God lifted him away. As you dwell on the mountaintop of fellowship, God will take you away from your fears, worries, guilt and distress. Some people are troubled about jobs, husbands, wives, education, health, security and many other things. They need to come to the mountaintop.

At the top of the mountain, you see the glory of the LORD. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the night before he was killed because of his struggle against racial injustice in the United States, told the people: “Like everyone else, I would like to live a long life, but that is not what is on my mind now. I just want to do the will of God, because He has taken me to the mountaintop. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know that ye as a people will get to the Promised Land. And so I’m happy tonight. I’m not fearing any man, for mine eyes have seen the glory of the company of the Lord.” He was no longer concerned about his beautiful wife and the tender kids; about his old father and sick mother. He was not afraid for his life even though he was just 39. When you dwell on the mountaintop, you overcome fear. You attain a certain level of peace of mind that nothing can destroy.

You need to come to the mountaintop, to be elevated above your enemies and problems. Today, I extend to you God’s invitation to the place of intense fellowship with Him. Are you tired of living an ordinary life and want to climb to the mountain? Hear what Jesus says: “I am the gate. Whoever comes in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture,” JOHN 10:9. “Jesus answered him, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me” JOHN 14: 6. To pass through this way, you must be born again by accepting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. “I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life” JOHN 5:24. You can talk to Jesus now and start your journey to the mountaintop. See you there!