Why the mountains?

I had wanted to see the mountains my whole life. The phenomenon of creation, towering high, and dwarfing my humanity.; the daunting desire to climb against the knowledge of the weariness of the path ahead; the thin air and the beauty of certain life that can only grow on a mountainside; etc.

How small I am next to the mountain! But how great my God is!

Listen Here!:

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭121:1-8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

There is strength in God, my Rock! There is shelter! There is peace! God Almighty created Heaven and Earth and there is something about that mountainside that I feel closer to Him! The mountains were formed during turbulent times, and, the more turbulent the times, the higher the mountains stood. It’s almost as if nature is testifying that shake it and try to move it all you want— the mountain will stand.

I remember standing next to the mountain in the Cheyenne Mountain Valley, craning my neck back to see if I could see the top. I was so overwhelmed, I almost wept at how small I felt. “I will lift mine eyes unto the hills...”

Let’s place this in perspective: I am small next to the mountain. The oceans are deep enough to hide the mountains.

“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:20‬ ‭KJV‬

Do we truly, truly comprehend the God to whom we are given access? Can we truly comprehend? Or do we simply attempt to grasp? I am so overwhelmed at this God of the mountains.

So why the mountains? Because when I see the mountains, I can see God’s handiwork. I can bear witness of his testimony. And my faith can be built. With the mountains as a witness —one of the many witnesses of creation, I can be confident in knowing that my life is in good hands. My sincerest prayer is that the God who made the mountains would order my steps. One last scripture:

“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I desire to know my God. Thank God for the mountainside. The power of his resurrection is strong, but I find some intrepidation in my humanity at the fellowship of his suffering. Nonetheless: “That I may know him,” and may I continually learn life’s lessons at the mountainside.