So Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. Exodus 24:18
Moses was a lover of God’s presence. In Exodus 24:9-10, we read: “Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel.” They literally saw God! That happened on Mount Sinai, which is a picture of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. When a believer is filled in the Spirit, the Lord really becomes very clear to him or her.
When the Holy Spirit is around, there is a very strong presence of God. You know He is there. You can sense Him. You can feel Him. Your heart starts to melt and tears begin to flow down your cheeks. Sometimes, His presence is so overwhelming that your limbs give way under the weight of His glory.
Unfortunately, religiosity has diluted our walk with God to a non-experience. Religiosity has reduced God to a mere moral, philosophical entity. Some even try to highlight that we don’t need experiences, all we need are just the “success” principles from the Bible. But what’s wrong with “feeling” God’s presence? If feeling is bad, then why would God give you emotions in the first place? Why would God give you a spirit and not allow you to be spiritually alive toward Him? Of course, God wants you to feel Him!
If the saints of the old covenant could have such powerful, intimate encounters with God, how much more should we Christians of the new covenant? And the truth is that we can because the Holy Spirit is now poured upon all fl esh (Acts 2:17). In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is likened to the wind, which means that you can feel His movement. He is likened to the fire, which means you can feel His warmth. He is likened to a river, which means that you can feel His fl ow. He is likened to the rain, which means that you can feel Him falling on you. He is likened to an atmosphere, which means that His presence can unmistakably permeate the whole room you are sitting in. Moses was so hungry for God’s presence that he was willing to scale the rugged terrain of Mount Sinai to spend time with God. And he spent 40 days and 40 nights in that presence, during which he received the vision for God’s house—the tabernacle. The Holy Spirit wants to speak to you daily in visions and dreams. Get spiritually hungry and, by faith, enter into His presence in your daily devotions.
Moses was a lover of God’s presence. In Exodus 24:9-10, we read: “Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel.” They literally saw God! That happened on Mount Sinai, which is a picture of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. When a believer is filled in the Spirit, the Lord really becomes very clear to him or her.
When the Holy Spirit is around, there is a very strong presence of God. You know He is there. You can sense Him. You can feel Him. Your heart starts to melt and tears begin to flow down your cheeks. Sometimes, His presence is so overwhelming that your limbs give way under the weight of His glory.
Unfortunately, religiosity has diluted our walk with God to a non-experience. Religiosity has reduced God to a mere moral, philosophical entity. Some even try to highlight that we don’t need experiences, all we need are just the “success” principles from the Bible. But what’s wrong with “feeling” God’s presence? If feeling is bad, then why would God give you emotions in the first place? Why would God give you a spirit and not allow you to be spiritually alive toward Him? Of course, God wants you to feel Him!
If the saints of the old covenant could have such powerful, intimate encounters with God, how much more should we Christians of the new covenant? And the truth is that we can because the Holy Spirit is now poured upon all fl esh (Acts 2:17). In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is likened to the wind, which means that you can feel His movement. He is likened to the fire, which means you can feel His warmth. He is likened to a river, which means that you can feel His fl ow. He is likened to the rain, which means that you can feel Him falling on you. He is likened to an atmosphere, which means that His presence can unmistakably permeate the whole room you are sitting in. Moses was so hungry for God’s presence that he was willing to scale the rugged terrain of Mount Sinai to spend time with God. And he spent 40 days and 40 nights in that presence, during which he received the vision for God’s house—the tabernacle. The Holy Spirit wants to speak to you daily in visions and dreams. Get spiritually hungry and, by faith, enter into His presence in your daily devotions.
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