David Jeremiah told a story of a Bible scholar climbing a famous mountain in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
The weather was good on their side of the mountain—with a severe storm on the other side, unknown to the two climbers.<\/p>\n
When they got close to the summit, the man ran ahead the last few yards with the exhilaration of reaching the mountaintop.<\/p>\n
The surprise blast from the storm on the other side nearly blew him off the edge.<\/p>\n
His guide grabbed him, saved his life, and yelled, “On your knees, on your knees, you are safe only on your knees here on top of the mountain.”<\/p>\n
Don’t need to explain the lesson for life learned by the Bible scholar.<\/p>\n
I can say I’ve applied that many times since I heard it, when I’ve been on a mountaintop and when I thought I was on a mountaintop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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