Isn’t it awesome and unbelievable that God fills us with Himself? Isn’t it amazing that scripture confirms that God inhabits the praises of His people? Our God is not distant, but closer than any other. Why is it that many times as we worship God, our worship doesn’t reflect this principle? Why is it that many times our worship more closely reflects the mundane checking off of an item on our to-do list? Why is it that many times, those of us who tend to ‘reflect’ this attitude are the biblically schooled and trained? It’s one thing to know that God is here, it’s another thing to know that God is here! Dare I say that many times we have the truth part down but fall short on the spirit? (John 4:23)
This is no new problem. It precluded the fall of man. I know, it’s hard to imagine how in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve could view God as distant…but it happened.
In the Hebrew text of the book of Genesis, as God had created the earth and all other things (prior to man) the name given to God was Elohim meaning “the Creator-God”. After God created Adam, the name given to God was Yahweh-Elohim meaning “the Covenant-God”. Clearly, God’s relationship to man was much more personal. However, we see as the serpent tempts Eve and Eve conversed with him; the term used in reference to God is not that of the intimate, personal relationship. In the article Lessons from
I highly doubt that most of us intentionally put our Father into a remote role instead of a close, intimate one. I believe many of us have a hard time understanding, and therefore, putting into practice that close of a relationship with God. However, if we believe that the Word of God is true, and we trust God and His Word, and we exercise our faith, and believe His word, and act on His word, our eyes will be opened to our Father inhabiting our praises. We will know that He is here and know that He is here!
