Who May Climb the Mountain of the Lord? 3

Exodus 24:12-13, Then the Lord said to Moses, "Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them." So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. NKJV

Before I continue this week's posting, I would like to note that in case this may have not been so obvious, whenever climbing the mountain of the Lord is mentioned in these postings, it refers to going to the place where we commune with the Lord in worship, prayer, and His word to hear His voice and know what is in His heart, receive instructions and sometimes rebukes, so we can walk in other levels of righteousness and holiness (He does this with love as He exposes the areas that do not glorify Him in our hearts, nor show Christ in us to others). In this place He also puts other people in our hearts to intercede for in prayer, and best of all, gives us revelations that will help us advance in the path He is leading us to fulfill His plan and purpose for our lives.

But fear can hinder all that. As mentioned in the last posting, the Lord repeatedly spoke to Joshua what He saw in him--a strong and courageous man--in order to help him overcome the fear that had gripped him. Perhaps many thoughts were going through his mind such as: Moses' leadership and walk with God is a tough act to follow, so how am I supposed to lead this sea of people to the promised land? or, I feel so helpless and don't know where to begin this great attempt to advance God's Kingdom!

But he had forgotten that he had been trained by Moses, and had experienced going to the mountain of the Lord many times before. In fact, he was there when God was getting ready to hand the tablets of the ten commandments to Moses as mentioned in the passage above, so he was well able to go and get to know what was on God's heart at any moment he felt the need for more of Him. Besides, it seemed like fear had brought two companions: feelings of inferiority and of insecurity. Also, at this time it was best that no one was around him because he might have found a reason to lash out at them as he accepted the lies of the enemy, and the helplessness that came with it because fear is the root of unforgiveness, pride, jealousy, resentment, bitterness, strife, and insecurity and inferiority are its constant companions. Fear is also the main tactic used of the enemy to attack people, from there he ads other things if allowed.

But God in His faithfulness took Joshua by the hand, and with His breath removed the darkness as He commanded him to be "strong and courageous," making Joshua remember where he had been with Him, and His promise to be with him as He was with Moses (Joshua 1:5). This also means that everything God had made available to Moses to fulfill his calling was also at Joshua's disposal. So the mountain is the place where he could go anytime he chose to because God the Father is only a thought, prayer and praise away when His Son, Jesus, is our Lord and Savior, and we have invited Him in every aspect of our lives to lead us to life in abundance, to the fullest, and till it overflows (John 10:10 AMP). To Him alone be all the glory.