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    Come Unto Me: God's Call to Intimacy
    Come Unto Me: God's Call to Intimacy
    Come Unto Me: God's Call to Intimacy
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    Come Unto Me: God's Call to Intimacy

    By James P. Gills

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    Have you ever been stranded in a spiritual wilderness-without compass, comfort or companion? Do you remember feeling frustrated? Angry? Maybe you’re there now. If so, take heart. Deserts have a unique way of making each oasis with God that much more inviting. Inspired by his personal trek through the Sinai wilderness, Dr. Jim Gills came home convinced that even “desert experiences” hold an important place along the journey of life. Gathering from the timeless story of the ancient Israelites, Jim related biblical insights and offers practical applications to encourage the weariest pilgrim. From the mountain and across the land, God’s call has sounded. He’s still calling a people unto Him self. Don’t miss out. Be sure to make room for Come Unto Me in your backpack.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCreation House
    Release dateAug 17, 2012
    ISBN9781616387280
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      Come Unto Me - James P. Gills

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      CHAPTER 1

      By Divine Appointment

      Mt. Sinai. Not just another mountain, but the mountain—the meeting place of God and man. Silent. Majestic. Soundless echoes cutting a swath across the ages. Gebal Musa (mountain of Moses) stood a mute witness to the glory of God and to the relentless cry of His heart for a people who would be wholly His.

      I heard the call from the mountain . . . Come unto Me, and I will be a Father to you. Come unto Me, and I will save and deliver you from all your enemies. Come unto Me, and learn of Me. I will teach you. Abide in Me, and I will give you rest. Take joy in Me. Rejoice in My presence, for I, the Lord your Maker, will be your Husband, and you will be My bride. Come unto Me.

      Many believe that here on this mountain—on these very slopes—Moses climbed, drawn inexorably by the summons of God. Drawn away from the mundane task of tending sheep, he determined to discover the secret of a bush that burned without being consumed. Indeed, he found the truth—and with its finding was forever changed.

      Centuries later, pursuing my own desire to discover the spiritual significance of this land, I stood at the foot of Mount Sinai. Sensing in the predawn silence the breath of antiquity descending from the heights, I recalled the Bible stories associated with this mountain: the burning bush, the Ten Commandments, and the giving of the Law. With a feeling of awe and reverence, I stood gazing at the peak of Gebal Musa. I could almost hear the faint, rumbling echoes of eons-old thunder reverberating through the corridor of time.

      Never have I seen a mountain peak that I did not want to climb. But this mountain, so alike, yet unlike, any other, was touched by the hand of the living God! I wanted desperately to climb it, to become a part of it. Now that the long-awaited moment had finally arrived, I was overwhelmed. Struck with the immensity of this ancient land, desert stretching endlessly behind me while the mountain loomed directly ahead, I felt in danger of being swallowed alive. But I came to climb, and climb I would, for I too was in search of an answer.

      Beginning the ascent as one of Jamie Buckingham’s group of twelve desert voyagers, I could contain myself no longer. Solitude would be a welcome companion. Needing to pray, and filled with an urge to run and jog up the mountain, I broke away from the others. If I could only seek God and ask Him to reveal the significance of the Sinai . . . What subtle truth, what life-changing revelation, what priceless pearl lay patiently waiting to be discovered amid this sea of sand and rock?

      Nearing the summit, my heart pounded rhythmically while my lungs fitfully labored to breathe in the cool, dry, thin air of the desert’s higher elevation. Again and again I tasted of that inner hunger for answers, that yearning to be near God, to be one with Him. Suddenly, as the sun began rising like a giant golden bubble from the cauldron of the desert floor, I was alone atop Mt. Sinai.

      In the stillness of the morning my spirit was anything but quiet. I found an isolated rock, sat down, and began reading my Bible, seeking that hidden pearl. My troubled mind wanted only to know the truths calling to me ever so softly just beyond the range of hearing. But the written truth from the Scriptures I read fell off my brain like water from a duck’s back. One after another they passed uneventfully before my eyes until my searching gaze finally focused upon the words of Exodus 19:4, "I . . . brought you to Myself.’

      There it was. In that special way God’s Spirit has of opening a previously locked door and imparting fresh revelation, I knew Jehovah God was making a statement to His people, including me, from this rock called Sinai. It was not the fire and thunder He was declaring. Neither was it the parting of the Red Sea, the giving of the Law, the Ten Commandments, or even the stone tablets on which they were written. It was none of these, yet it was all of them. God’s deepest desire from His heart of love cried for intimacy with man.

      Hundreds of times before I had read the words, You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself (Exodus 19:4). Yes, the words I knew, but the underlying meaning continued to escape me. While I was sitting there on the mountain, God was speaking, and this verse came alive with new meaning. My mind was still filled with the same questions, but now I was filled with a calm assurance, and I knew that the answers would not remain hidden long.

      Why would Almighty God, the omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent Creator of the universe, want me, a sinner, to be close to Him? The immensity of such love intrigued me endlessly. Is it possible that the call that once sang forth from Mt. Sinai has, like an arrow loosed from the mightiest of bows, already struck the mark and fulfilled its purpose?

      Hardly. God’s greatest desire, His cry of love—Come unto Me . . . Learn of Me . . . Abide in Me—is still going forth. God has not changed. Intimate, unbroken fellowship with us is our Father’s wish as much now as then. He is love (1 John 4:8, 16), and His love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). What then? Has man changed so much from the days of the great Exodus? Is our hearing any less acute than that of the Israelites? Suddenly, with the coming of this new insight into the Father-heart of God, I saw my life reflected in the words, I . . . brought you.

      My previous attempts to achieve intimacy with God were just that—merely attempts. I was striving to do what God said He would do. My trials, passions, successes, and even failures closely paralleled the experiences of Moses and the Israelites.

      How often I had cried, Lord, You alone are my God, and I am Your servant. Use me, I pray, as an instrument of Your love. Glorify Yourself through me. God heard those prayers. He responded to the call of my heart and said, Come unto Me. So, come I would, but I had not yet learned to remain in Him.

      I would come to God, throw myself at His feet and say, Here I am. But I did not know how to abide in His presence, to live in the shadow of the Almighty. The title of a book written by Jill Briscoe—Here Am I; Send Aaron!¹—resembled this aspect of my Christian walk far too closely. I came to God when He called, but often my, Here I am . . . was too quickly followed by, Send my brother. One day while listening to Vance Havner on the radio, I heard him make a statement that pierced my heart. Vance said, "Your talk . . .

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