Enter The Cloud

"When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights." -- Exodus 24:15-18

To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire (v. 17) and then Moses entered the cloud (v. 18)! It's human nature to stand back from a consuming fire. But when the glory of God's presence comes the best way to conquer that fear is to be like Moses and enter the cloud. Some people are afraid of a supernatural God, when in reality God cannot be anything but supernatural. I want to be like Moses. Moses had an invitation to enter the cloud. And so do we. In fact, we don't have to wait for God to call us into the cloud. The invitation is open because of the work Jesus did on the cross -- no RSVP needed. When I see the cloud of God's glory I want to be a God chaser; a cloud runner; a full participant; not just an "Israelite" reporter. The Israelites said the glory looked like a consuming fire. I wanna know that it is. I'm diving in.