Exodus 3:5 – “Do not come near here. Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

My prayer for each one today is that God will grant each one access to His inerrant guidance through the Holy Spirit. I pray that He will lead each one onto the right paths and bring the right encounters into each life, enabling everyone to soar like an eagle.

As I prayed, read, and meditated upon the Word today, my heart was filled with awe.   In Exodus 3, Moses saw the Bush that was on fire but not consumed. It was an obvious anomaly, so he went to check it out. From the bush, God spoke and said, “Do not come near here. Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” That caught my attention.

Mankind has the propensity to make shrines out of experiences.  Some would have made that bush an idol temple and worshipped it there.

The LORD posed this question to my heart: “What made that spot holy?”  It was not the bush nor the location but the presence of God that made it holy. Think about that for a moment.  The presence of God makes the location holy.   Therefore, if God is IN you, wherever you are is holy ground.

The awe of God should be felt and realized, whoever you are! The Holy God is IN you. Where we are, He is, and where He is, that place is holy ground.   That is causing me to rethink every action I take. We are visible representations of God.   The question is, what image or impression of God do we give others?   That is both wonderful and frightening.  Our responsibility before God is embodied in that reality.

In the Book of Acts, the apostle Paul’s presence elicited a reaction from those he encountered. His presence and words were filled with Jesus. The LORD tugged at my heart, “Are yours?” Ouch, LORD!

In Athens, Paul encountered philosophies that are still prevalent today.  Epicureanism was a radical materialistic philosophy. The belief and focus were self, pleasure, and materialistic gain.  Stoicism was a passive determinism of emotional indifference that elevated self-control to god status. They believed that they could make themselves perfect by their willpower and minds.

They even had an idol dedicated to the “Unknown God, ” which Aramaic translates as “The Hidden God.”

Today, some reject God because they don’t see Him. But, if He is IN us and where He is, that place is that Holy Ground.  The reality is that they do see Him.  The question becomes, What Do They See?

Acts 19:11 – “God kept releasing a flow of extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul.”  Why Not Through Us?

What made Paul unique? It was the overflowing presence of the Holy Spirit, which is available to us. Jesus said that the works He did and greater we would do only by the overflowing presence of the Holy Spirit.

• God is IN you. You take Him wherever you go.
• The Holy Spirit is IN you. You take Him wherever you go.
• Miracles are IN you. You take them wherever you go.

The problem is we have allowed the devil, the world, and sometimes the church to convince us we are not special enough. It’s not you. It’s Christ IN you. It’s time to be who God says we are! We need to see it, believe it, and be it.  We are God’s expression in this present world; let’s be the expression that draws to Him!  

Have a fantastic day, and remember that the Promises of God are never unattainable but are as sure as God Himself.   Rejoice, and seize the day!