Episode 59 – Draw Close: Consecration, Intimacy, and the God Who Comes Near | #Faith4TodayPodcast

In this episode of the Faith4Today Podcast, Pastor Matthew Hunt explores one of God’s earliest and most consistent invitations: closeness. Through Exodus 19 and Israel’s encounter with God at Mount Sinai, we see that God is not distant or difficult to approach — He is the initiator who clears a path and draws His people to Himself.

God reminds Israel, “I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself,” revealing that covenant always comes before commandments, and obedience flows from belonging. Yet when God’s presence becomes intense, the people step back in fear, choosing distance over intimacy. This episode challenges the false belief that God is angry, inaccessible, or repelled by our weakness — and reveals instead a God who is holy, kind, and inviting.

You’ll learn how consecration leads to intimacy, not isolation — and how drawing near to God gives us the strength to resist sin, reorder our loves, and live differently in the world. This teaching reframes the fear of the Lord as awe, not terror, and reminds us that we can come as close to God as we choose.

Topics include:

• God’s invitation to closeness from Genesis to Exodus

• Covenant before commandments

• Why consecration leads to intimacy, not distance

• Fear of God as awe, not avoidance

• Living as a kingdom of priests

• Drawing near to God in everyday life