Most times in my walk with the Lord I hear ‘Come’. As I draw nearer to him in worship, in walking, in everyday wife-mommy- -friendship- living life… wether by roar or whisper I hear again and again in my spirit ‘Regina, come a little closer’.
That wasn’t the case when Moses was on the backside of the mountain. (Exodus 3). True story. (that’s for C) From a fiery bush THE BURNING ONE himself called out, ‘Moses, Moses!’
And Moses answered the call. That’s when love forbid him from taking another step.
Isn’t it peculiar that it’s after he answered the very call of God… that the I Am told him to hold up?
Remember no word ever precedes from the great I Am without purpose. The ground Moses was now standing on was holy… and make no mistake, there are stipulations to standing before a burning God on Holy Ground.
Exodus 3:5 Take off your shoes… you are standing on holy ground.
Just like Moses… even today I can hear the Holy One calling my name… but then I hear the STOP!
In the name of love, STOP!
For all that is holy… k i c k o f y o u r s h o e s … you SHANT continue your walk without first losing your shoes.
I don’t always like removing my shoes… that’s all I have covering my bare naked imperfect walk before a perfect God. He calls and I want to run on… you know, ‘just as I am’… although there are times for ‘just as I am’ it’s not when you’re approaching freshly hallowed ground.
Hollowed ground is for becoming more of ‘Who He Is’.
The Spirit reminds me again of my approach. So, rather than taking the land without His presence… I humbly and wholeheartedly stop for as long as it takes… whatever the cost… to untie and loosen the bonds of that which keeps me from the life-giving, sweet communion with The Holy One .
By all means I bare my feet and my very soul.
