How often do we as Christians go before God and pray for this or ask Him for that? How often are we really still before God? I know that I, for sure, am not still before Him as often as I should be. I'm going to make that my goal...to just stop...I'm not going to ask Him to open doors as to the next step in my life, or even to heal the girl in our youth group that has cancer, but instead I'm going to just sit before my God in AWE!
"What if I said, 'Stop praying'? What if I told you to stop talking at God for a while, but instead to take a long, hard look at Him before you speak another word? Solomon warned us not to rush into God's presence with words. That's what fools do. And often, that's what we do."
Exodus 19...Wow! Coincidence that I read that chapter? I think not! God is appearing to Moses and the people on Mount Sinai. In the next chapter He will give Moses the 10 Commandments, but for now the Lord is at the top of the mount in a could of smoke. Just putting myself in those people's shoes...what if God showed up today in a cloud of smoke, I would be breathless! Shouldn't that be my attitude everyday? Shouldn't I approach the throne of God will fear and trembling? Shouldn't I come before Him silent and still, with no words, just AWE?
We serve a God who deserves to be stood in AWE of!
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