IT IS A QUESTION OF MOUNTAINS
IT IS A QUESTION OF MOUNTAINS
Thursday, 27th January 2022
Pastor Victor
Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels.
The entire scripture is about two mountains: Mount Sinai and Mount Zion; it is about law and grace; and it is about faith versus works. You have to decide which mountain to pitch your tent. Will it be Sinai or Zion? Will it be grace or the law? There is no neutral ground. A mixture of the two will result in death. And if you cannot discern and clearly divide between law and grace, you will struggle in your understanding of the scriptures; and inevitably your walk with God will be greatly hampered.
It is disheartening to know that many believers have pitched their tent on Mount Sinai. Sinai was the place God gave the law to Israel through Moses, the mediator of the Old Testament. Sinai was on fire; there was tempest and blast of trumpets; there was darkness; and Moses himself feared exceedingly. At the foot of Sinai 3000 men died when the law was given. This is why it is called the ministration of death. Why would anyone in his right mind advocate for us to keep the law? How could you pitch your tent on such a mountain? This is serious!
But on Mount Zion, there is Jesus, the mediator of the New Covenant; there is God; there is the speaking of the blood; there are innumerable company of angels and the spirits of just men made perfect. Glory to God! This is the mountain we have come to. Don’t pitch your tent on Sinai. If you have, it is time to change location. The Ten Commandments cannot give life. Some folks will tell you that it is the ceremonial laws that is passed and not the Ten Commandments. Nothing can be farther from the truth; the law as a whole has been fulfilled by Jesus.
Mount Zion is the mountain of grace. On the day of Pentecost when the Spirit, instead of the law was given, 3000 souls were saved. The law kills but the Spirit (grace) is what gives life. Grace forever reigns!
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