Exodus 19:12 Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death.

In Exodus 19, God instructed Moses to put limits around the mountain because, at that time, the mountain was considered holy. The Israelites, who were unholy, were not worthy enough to stand in the presence of God.

This way of life applied in the old covenant. We are under a new and a better covenant and this concept DOES NOT apply to us. Through the blood of Jesus Christ, we have been made holy, therefore, we are worthy enough to be in the presence of God (Hebrews 10:10). We no longer need a priest or a “Moses” to speak to God on our behalf. We have the luxury of being in the presence of God anytime and anywhere.

As holy people in the new covenant, we should learn from the ways of God. God limited His contact with the unholy. At times, we should limit our contact with unholy people and unholy things. THIS DOESN’T MEAN WE ONLY ASSOCIATE OURSELVES WITH CHRISTIAN PEOPLE & ACTIVITIES. But, it does mean we need to place limits on what’s around our holy temple. Unlike God, because we’re still wrapped in sinful flesh, if we spend too much time around unholy things, we may be persuaded to do unholy things.

Let’s examine our lives to determine what unholy thing(s) we need to limit in order to stay focused on God and His will for our lives.