Draw Near Heb. 12:18-24
When the Hebrews gathered at Mount Sinai,
The Lord told Moses that He was coming.
The people were to wash their garments and be ready.
No one was to even touch the mountain,
If they did they were to be put to death.
The next day there was thunder and lightning
And it sounded like a trumpet blast.
the ground shook
And The people trembled.
And when Moses went up the Mountain
A dark cloud came down and covered the mountain top.
And fire came shooting out of the smoke that covered the mountain.
This was no video game;
This was God coming to talk to His people;
And he made sure He got their attention.
Maybe God needs to do this again,
To get our attention!
But in the letter to the Hebrews
God does not choose to come to us like this.
Instead of approaching the dark and terrifying Mount Sinai
We are approaching the Heavenly Jerusalem.
God the Just Judge is coming;
And the thought of it should make us tremble.
All the angels have gathered singing Holy, Holy, Holy.
The Cherubim and Seraphim are bowing down in worship.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are here.
The Prophets who prophesied;
The Apostles who preached and
The martyrs who shed their blood;
Have all gathered around this altar.
And we have been invited.
But we need to wash not our garments but our souls.
Jesus the Mediator between God and Man however
Has shed His blood on the cross, to wash us clean.
instead of being afraid of touching the mountain
For fear we will die,
We are going to touch the Body of the Lord and live forever.
Nowhere else does this happen,
Then here,
At the Supper of the Lamb!
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