To be near unto God - pagina 24

who stand before the Lord. God's house will afford the opportunity for fellowship with him, but in it we will look for God himself. One must live with a person in his house in order to enjoy his company to the full. But the house without him is nothing. He himself angels and the saints,

the first interest there. Such is the case in our search after fellowship with God. Sursum Corda. Lift up your hearts. I will lift up my heart to the trysting-place of thy holiness. is

not enough, nor ever can be. To dwell in his house. But there "To Be Near Unto God" is the sole end and aim of all godly desire and endeavor. To give vent to this passionate longing David boldly exclaims: ''I

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make my refuge in the covert of Thy wings." communion of spirit with Spirit. It is

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involves the sacred touch. To perceive and to feel, to discover and to experience that nothing separates us any more from the Lord; that his arms are around us, and that as it were we cleave

unto God. This is holy ground. It is not free from danMisapprehension can interpret this figuragers. tive language literall}^, and in an unholy sense False mysticism materialize our Spiritual God. has shown what errors it may entail. Provided, therefore, that we are on our guard, this figure To is aboundingly rich and supremely glorious. possess God, and to have made fellowship with him a realitj' in life is beautiful, provided that it always is in Christ. We, impure and unholy, are brought by our Savior alone, into this tender communion with God. 20

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