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.
