To be near unto God - pagina 91

rise of wind more noticeable, the sound of the wind has always as of itself spoken of higher

things.

Natural philosophy had not yet made a study As the gale arose of atmospheric currents. with dark clouds in the sky, and by its rumblings made the forests to tremble, it was interpreted as coming from above. It came from on high. It came as a mysterious, inexplicable It was felt, but it could not be handled. was heard, but it could not be seen. It was

force. It

an enigmatic, intangible power, pushing and driving everything before it. And that power was conceived as operating directly from God upon man, without any middle link, as though in the gale God with his majesty bent himself over him. "The Lord," said Nahum (1:3), "hath his way in the whirlwind, and the clouds are the dust of his feet."

The symbol

of the

wind indicates the oppoFor this speaks to

site of that of the temple.

us of a God who dwells in us, as in a sanctuary; who is not far off but near by; who has taken up his abode in the heart, and who from its depths rebukes, directs or comforts us. And so the temple represents the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in the Covert of the heart. It represents the candor, tenderness and intimacy of fellowship. And though the temple may have a veil in it, and though at times fellowship with the indwelling spirit may be interrupted, the renewal of love never comes from without, but always from the depth of the soul. It is always Immanuel, God with us; in Christ with all his people; in the Holy Ghost with his child. 83

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