Exodus 3:1-6 –  Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.  ² The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush.  He looked, and the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed!  ³ So Moses thought, “I will turn aside to see this amazing sight.  Why does the bush not burn up?” ⁴ When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” ⁵ God said, “Do not approach any closer!  Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” ⁶ He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word of God today, “Holy Ground” kept echoing in my heart.  In Exodus 3, we have the account of the burning bush that was not consumed.

That is a picture of the Holy Spirit in us.   Fire and light, but it does not destroy us.   The LORD spoke from the flame (Holy Spirit) and said, “This is Holy Ground.”   Was it that particular location that made it Holy?   No.    Was it the type of bush (religion) that made it Holy?  No.  What made that place Holy?   It was the Presence of God!   

That means if we are “in” Christ, we become Holy Ground.   As we operate in the Holy Spirit, we bring Holy Ground (God’s presence) to where we are.  We are the temple of God and His Body.

Moses protested that he could not go to Pharaoh because he (Moses) was of uncircumcised lips.  In the natural, we are, but if the burning bush is in us, we become whole and have circumcised minds, hearts, and lips.  He in us flows out of us in the anointing, and our words become His words.

The anointing breaks the yoke of bondage.   God’s presence brings God’s power, and God is ‘in’ us.   We live powerless, not because we do not have power in us, but because we do not believe we are worthy or that God uses mortals that way.  We become theoretical and experiential cessationists.

The fire in us that makes us Holy Ground causes us to have eyes that see the supernatural, ears that hear the eternal, and hearts (not just minds) that understand God’s ways and words.  We become healed (whole and complete) mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

The fire inside us purges the dross of the flesh, transforms us, and propels us into His purposes.   What are we to do?   Take off our shoes (a sign of recognition, respect, and surrender).   We are Holy Ground if God is “in” us.     1 John 4:17 – “…as He IS so are we IN this world.”  That is present tense, not future tense.  It is a Now Reality!  You are, so be!

If Christ is “in” us, we are Holy Ground!