Warriors Arise: November 17, 2021
Exodus 19:16-19 (NKJV) Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. 19 And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder...
God knows how to make an entrance! He also knows how to set up a party. There is no light show here on earth that could have even come close to what happened that day. I have been at a concert when the music was so loud with the bass thumping that I thought my heart was going to change beats. Have you been at a concert where you felt the building shake?
Before God came down upon the mountain there was thunderings and lightings. There was a thick cloud on the mountain. Sometimes I wonder if the light shows, smoke and sound at a concert originated when someone who read the Bible or heard of this part of history. The sound of the trumpet was loud. What is the tallest mountain you have stood before or seen in a distance? Think of how far away you would have been able to hear the thunderings and seen the lightnings and trembled by the loudness of the trumpet. So very cool! God knows, how not only make an entrance, but throw a party. The people weren't even at the mountain yet and all this was going on. They were still in the camp. Have you ever been late to a party?
I have been late to a party. I had so much anxiety about what I would wear. I tried on outfit after outfit. I remember one time having more clothes on my bed than what I still had hanging in my closet. Nothing seemed to be the right fit or the right look. What I thought would look good didn't. It was at that time I had to seriously evaluate why. Why did the outfit I thought I was going to wear, become not the outfit? I didn't really care for the answer. It was because I had pictured myself differently in the outfit. Then when I put it on I did not look like what I had imagined. I didn't have a backup which is why everything else I tried on and considered brought more frustration and anxiety than peace and joy.
The children of Israel were about to meet God. Seriously, that in itself would cause a great deal of anxiety. They want to make a good impression. They want to be presentable. They want to be accepted. All of those things go through our minds when we are going to a party or any other social event, at least they do for me. I would like to think that I am calm, cool and collected. I try to give that appearance when I enter the room. I have no idea what to expect. I don't know if I will be accepted. I wonder if I have anything intelligent to say. I wonder if I will be noticed or look over. Will someone wave at me and I wave back only to find out they were thinking I was someone else. Why if they wave, I wave back and then they are waving at the person behind me. How do you recover from that? How do you let them off gracefully when they don't know what to say? I wonder what kind of anxiety the children of Israel were faced with. They were about to meet their God, the one who had seemingly abandoned them for 430 years; but had always had the power to free them from Pharaoh, deliver them from slavery and return them to the land He had promised their forefather. What kind of thoughts were running through their minds?
Now, with all the thunderings, lightnings, mysterious cloud coming upon the mountain, and the trumpet sounding loudly, what were they to think? How were they to respond? Moses brought the people to the foot of the mountain. Can you imagine what it would look like? What sound do the trumpets of heaven make? As they stood there they saw the smoke consume the mountain and fire growing and expanding. What was on fire? Moses had heard God speak to Him from a burning bush but this is a whole new level! How many times do you think Moses had to tell about His encounter with God? This was nothing like Moses had described.
As they are standing in awe, their minds being stretched beyond comprehension they jump 2 feet off the ground when the trumpet blasts. Can you imagine? I would be petrified watching what was happening. It would take everything in me for strength to stand. I would have to tell my mind, "This is really happening. You are not dreaming. This is real." Have you seen the miraculous of God take place and you had to tell yourself, "This is real."?
After the blast, when my feet are securely underneath me I might have covered my ears as the sound of the trumpet gets louder and louder. Even though there was an initial blast, I believe when the trumpet got louder and louder it was playing sounds of heaven, maybe even something the angels played in heaven. However, I bet this was a new song. This was an important event. This music would have been picked out just for this occasion. God was going to meet His people. We had particular songs picked out for each of our children. They were songs that meant something special to Scott and I while I carried each baby. When I went into labor we took the music with us to play during delivery. I think God had selected songs for this very special occasion. He would meet His people, not just see them from afar. They would see His glory and experience a little bit of heaven here on earth.
Father, I stand in awe of You. I really can't even comprehend what that day was like. Would I be ready? Am I ready to meet you? Am I ready to celebrate what You have done in my life? Am I ready to acknowledge how amazing You are? Am I ready to celebrate You? For who You are? I worship You. You are worthy of my praise. You have done amazing things in my life and within my being. I stand in awe of You. I will worship You all of the days of my life. I will trust You and Your lead. I will surrender my ways and submit to Your lead. I will trust You in all things, for You work everything out for my good. Even in the tough times I know You have not forgotten me. Even when life seems to be without direction or meaning I know You are bringing me to a place to meet You and worship You for who You are and all You have done. I will worship You in Jesus name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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