“Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.” – Exodus 24:17
Take some time, right now, to simply picture this… The presence of God, His glory revealed in fire atop the mountain. Try to imagine what that must have been like. Then let yourself be filled with awe toward God. With reverence. With the fear of the Lord. Why?
Because Hebrews 12 refers to this moment to command followers of Jesus to worship God in reverence and awe, “let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” Christians must worship God. And we must do so in reverence and awe for Who He is. The Bible teaches many wonderful things that are true about God the Father. In Christ, He’s our adoptive Father. He welcomes us into His presence. He hears our prayers and petitions. He loves us. He lives within us. These are all true and should fuel our praise and worship.
However, it’s also true that God is this overwhelming, consuming fire. He is glorious and transcendent in ways we can’t begin to process. A vast fire consuming the top of a mountain. That should drive us to reverent worship as well. Deep worship filled with the wonder and awe of the Almighty Creator Who loved us so much He sent His Son to die on a cross. Meditate on your Creator right now. Worship Him, for He is worthy of worship! #FollowJesus