Lush landscapes are beautiful. Trees, flowering shrubs, and tons of greenery make us feel pampered in luxury.
Yet, the lushness of the landscape does something else. It closes us in, creating a wall that blocks our view of the world. It might give us privacy, but it also blocks us from seeing the magnificent vistas of God’s awe-inspiring creation.
Who has the better view, the explorer hacking his way through the rain forest, or the astronaut on a spacewalk, suspended at the top of the atmosphere?
We want to find the high spot, the place where nothing blocks our vision, the location where all we can see is God our Creator and Christ our King.
We want the mountaintop experience, that connection with God where nothing is in our way, where nothing comes between us and our Lord.
Isaiah 40:8 tells us:
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
It’s through the Bible that we find our high spot with God. It’s when we’re submersed in his Word that all the obstructions fall away.
2 Timothy 3:16 says:
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”
From cover to cover, our Father speaks to us through the experiences of the saints revealed in his Word. We can learn God’s nature through the written tales of their travails as they search for the truth of God in their lives.
Revelation 1:3 reminds us:
“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.”
God promised he would return for his faithful followers. What better place for us to await him than immersed in the depths of his Word, enveloped in the awesome truth of his person, and aware of him as he really is, filled with majesty and eternal glory, the almighty God of all creation?
We can become ensorcelled by the beauty of this world and let it block our view of God; or we can stand above the tree line and soak up the majesty of our coming King. We get to choose. We get to remove the blinders. If we make the right choice, our eyes will feast upon the incredible vistas and unimaginable beauty of Christ our King.
If we have trouble finding God, he hasn't disappeared. We need to restore our line of sight with him.
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