21 Days of Fasting and Prayer Devotional: Mountains Will Move!Sample

Day 21: Mountains Will Move

In Exodus 33, we find a fascinating story of the people of Israel who were camped out in the desert, waiting to go into the promised land. During that waiting period, Moses would pitch a tent outside the camp, which he called "the tent of meeting." It was here he would spend time seeking the Lord.

Each time Moses left the camp to go to the tent of meeting, the people would stand at the entrance of their tents to watch him as he passed by. Now, this is a guy who was facing some major mountains. He had enemies to fight, battles to win, and a nation to lead. And as he walked out of the camp, there had to be a million things on his mind. He would have passed by people awaiting his decision, people needing wisdom; there would have been as many complex problems as there were people in the crowd. But despite all his responsibilities, Moses left all these distractions behind to go to the tent of meeting and spend time in the presence of the Lord.

Scripture says, "Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend" (v.11a NLT). In Hebrew, the word used for "face" symbolizes not just someone's appearance but also the very essence of who that person is. It identifies who they truly are. Moses did not simply seek the hand of God; he sought to know God.

This time of fasting hasn’t merely been about getting an answer but about getting closer to God than ever before. If we are going to see battles won and mountains moved, it will be our nearness to God that makes all the difference!

As we finish these 21 days, if we have made it our goal to get closer to him, we will have mountains moved!