I haven't been on too many mountain tops in my life. I did have the chance to experience the summit of Pike's Peak a few times in my life. Each time the thin air took some time for my body to adjust but the beauty of the surroundings was awesome. It's certainly a spiritual experience as well seeing God's creation in a new perspective.
Spiritually I have had a few "mountain top" experiences as well and each time God seemed so close and I wanted to remain in that moment forever. I think this is why the transfiguration found in Mark 9 is such an awesome portion of scripture that speaks to me. Peter thought the same thing when he said on that mountain, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters", Mark 9:5. Peter too wanted to stay in that moment forever.
But as we all experience in life, the mountain top is not where we live or I have even come to conclude are we even supposed to live. The transfiguration experience for Jesus and the three disciples was what they needed to continue on in their life journey but they also had to "go back down the mountain" and live out life.
I think that God uses mountain top experiences to encourage and prepare us for the everyday life lived on "ground level" so to speak. Yet as we enter into this Palm Sunday I also think of the followers that praised Jesus as Messiah on the mountain entering into Jerusalem only to abandom Him only a few days later.
They also had a mountain top experience but they weren't grounded in their understanding of who Jesus truly is. So I think we all can learn from these experiences and realize the spiritual highlights in our lives are good but we cannot depend on them to sustain our faith journey only. Also, we need to be grounded in our understanding of the Messiah and His true purpose.
Be open to God's continued revelations in your life and depend on Him. God Bless
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