After the Mountaintop
At
the end of Genesis chapter 33 we find Jacob at the end of a glorious
mountaintop experience. He had just
reconciled with his brother Esau in a way that only God could have made happen. He built an altar and for the first time
called on God - not as the God of Abraham and Isaac but as his own. Have you ever had those kind of mountaintop
experiences - times when you really knew God's presence, recognized His hand,
knew you were smack dab in the center of His will? In the very next chapter we find that Jacob
has chosen to settle a bit shy of God's goal for him and things begin to
crumble. There is no mention of God at
all in this chapter. Is he relying on
that mountaintop experience to get him through?
Am I guilty of relying on "once in a while" experiences,
"once in a while" conversations?
I must not live my life relying on once in a while! I need daily time with Him, daily conversations,
daily submission, daily renewal, daily obedience, daily guidance, daily help,
strength, growth … and on and on!
What
past experiences are you relying on?
Where have you settled - by way of convenience, comfort, avoidance,
laziness, compromise … rather than God's place for you?
How
will you determine today to spend time with Him daily?
Col
1:9 … We ask God to give you complete
knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
10 Then the way you live will always honor and
please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the
while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. (NLT)
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