Mary told the servants at the wedding at Cana to do whatever Jesus told them to do. Jesus Christ our Lord still has a "method" for miracles and He is ever longing to lead us to Holy Ground! Miraculous things happen on Holy Ground; Holy Ground is where the power of God dwells. The bottom line? When the power of God is moving, "Whatever He Says To You, do it!"
"And he said, draw not nigh hither, put off thy shoes from
off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground."
(Exodus 3:5)
God told Moses that he was standing on Holy ground and to remove his shoes; what if Moses had balked? Moses didn't balk at that point, because he felt he was, indeed, standing in a Holy place! Any place is a Holy place when the overwhelming presence of God is there. The Holy ground of Almighty God deserves our honor and respect, and it's where we report for our assignment. We must get to Holy Ground!
Holy ground is where it seems the atmosphere is still and ethereal; it's where He speaks to us; it's the place where He has all of our senses, our undivided attention, and the place of His direction and power. You will know it when you have entered His Holy ground!
On Holy Ground, we bow low and we are alone with God to hear from Him, and it may take several hours waiting in His presence, no noise, and no interruptions; or sometimes, it's in a Church service and it seems a Holy smoke hovers like a protecting cloud. His presence is so profound, no one wants to move; the tears flow in streams of wonder down ashen cheeks of awe, and one can almost touch Him! His Spirit moves among His people in billowing waves of love, carressing each worshipper with unseen arms of heavenly power.
The Lord Jesus Christ desires to bring us all to Holy ground, but can He trust us there? Will we do what He asks us to do? Are our lives our own agenda, or are they trails of destiny directed by the mighty hand of God?
"For the LORD your God moves about in your camp
to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your
camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you
anything indecent and turn away from you."
(Deuteronomy 23:14)
The Lord still wants to abide in a "holy camp." Even as the Lord expected the children of Israel to be holy, so He wants us today to be holy and provide a holy place for Him to dwell. The moral laws of the old testament never changed through the new testament and to today. The Lord will not abide with sin; He will not commune with sin, except to bring deliverance. Then, when we ask His forgiveness, He forgives and remembers the sin no more.
"...for who is he who will devote himself
to be close to me? declares the Lord."
(Jeremiah 30:21)
When we have communion with the Lord, sitting at His feet in prayer, walking in His statutes, and "devoting ourselves to be close to Him;" He will commune with us, and it is in these times that we need to hear from Him; we need to hear the answer that will make a way of escape for our problems; we need to know what will move us into deeper dimensions of worship; we need a word that will give us wisdom and insight into souls; we need that direction that will usher us into the present-day Holy of Holies, which is His Spirit. We need to know that which brings His provision, His Angels and His answers. It is a place of wonder, called "Holy Ground," the place where Almighty God boldly speaks to His creation, and it's the place where, "Whatever He says to you, do it!"
By Sheryl Fowler
(Visit promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.
PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)
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