Holy Hill
“Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.” Psalms 68:16 NKJV For the most part, the prosperity obtained from the mountains of many peaks can be misleading. But while it is able to accumulate pleasures by fuming with envy and wickedness, it cannot access grace to accommodate the presence of God. Unfortunately, it is not enough to boast of a flash of God’s presence. The mountain which God desires to dwell in must possess the fullness of His grace, including the saving grace, sustaining grace, and the strengthening grace. For example, while David was able to overcome the temptation to avenge himself by killing king Saul when the opportunity presented itself to him in a cave at the wilderness of Engedi, he would later have fallen into the fuming temptation to avenge himself by killing Nabal the Carmelite. But because of God’s grace and His delight, David was sust...