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by L B Cowman
Come Close to Him
"He took Peter and John and James, and went up
into a mountain to pray, and as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was
altered, and his raiment was white and glistering . . . they saw his glory"
(Luke 9:29, 32).
"If I have found grace in thy sight, show me thy glory" (Exod. 33:13).
When Jesus took these three disciples up into that high mountain apart, He
brought them into close communion with Himself. They saw no man but Jesus only;
and it was good to be there. Heaven is not far from those who tarry on the mount
with their Lord.
Who has not in moments of meditation and prayer caught a glimpse of opening
gates? Who has not in the secret place of holy communion felt the rush of some
white surging wave of emotion--a foretaste of the joy of the blessed?
The Master had times and places for quiet converse with His disciples, once on
the peak of Hermon, but oftener on the sacred slopes of Olivet. Every Christian
should have his Olivet. Most of us, especially in the cities and towns, live at
high pressure. From early morning until bedtime we are exposed to the whirl.
Amid all this maelstrom how little chance for quiet thought, for God's Word, for
prayer and heart fellowship!
Daniel needed to have an Olivet in his chamber amid Babylon's roar and
idolatries. Peter found his on a housetop in Joppa; and Martin Luther found his
in the "upper room" at Wittenberg, which is still held sacred.
Dr. Joseph Parker once said: "If we do not get back to visions, peeps into
heaven, consciousness of the higher glory and the larger life, we shall lose our
religion; our altar will become a bare stone, unblessed by visitant from
Heaven." Here is the world's need today--men who have seen their Lord. --The
Lost Art of Meditation
Come close to Him! He may take you today up into the mountain top, for where He
took Peter with his blundering, and James and John, those sons of thunder who
again and again so utterly misunderstood their Master and His mission, there is
no reason why He should not take you. So don't shut yourself out of it and say,
"Ah, these wonderful visions and revelations of the Lord are for choice
spirits!" They may be for you! --John McNeill
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