Mᴏᴜɴᴛ Sɪɴᴀɪ Day 4 – Second ascent, intentional presence “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, ‘𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰.’ 𝘚𝘰 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴, ‘𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.’ 𝘚𝘰 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥.” 𝘌𝘹𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘴 19:8-9 𝘕𝘒𝘑𝘝 As the narrative continues, we see Moses stepping fully into his role as the mediator between God and Israel. During his second ascent, he carried the nation's response back to the Lord: they were willing and ready to accept the terms of the covenant. Instead of giving the covenant, God chose to manifest His presence to the entire assembly as He came to Moses in a thick cloud so that the people could audibly hear His voice as He spoke to Moses. This divine encounter was intentional. It was designed to strip away any room for questions, doubt, or disbelief, ensuring the people would trust that the words Moses brought down from the mountain were indeed the words of God. God does not hide; He is intentional about His presence in our lives. He is already at the summit of the mountain you are climbing, waiting to reveal His glory and might to you as you reach the summit. He does not hide His Word either; it is available for all to hear, providing the truth we need to endure in our faith. Just as He descended in a thick cloud so the Israelites could hear His voice and believe, He wants to strip away your doubt and replace it with a firm foundation of trust. Pray with me: Father, thank You for being at the summit of my mountains, and that I know I can be in Your loving presence. May Your Word be the truth in my life, so others can see it too. Help me to testify the Truth to those You bring across my path. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Pastor Iriza www.womenoftheword.co.za