How close do we want the Lord to be to us? That’s an interesting question that everyone must answer early in their spiritual journey. Some don’t want Jesus all that close because they sense it would impinge on their freedom. Others have reported that their desire for closeness has grown over time. Perhaps the more insightful question is, how close does the Lord want to be to us?
“I’ll move in and live with the Israelites. I’ll be their God. They’ll realize that I am their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live with them.” ~Ex. 29:46
Think about this from God’s point of view. He made Adam and Eve, and walked with them in the cool of the day. It appears God set that evening time of fellowship in order and looked forward to it each day. Then in the time it takes to eat an apple, God lost all of that. It’s true mankind lost fellowship with God too, but we chose it. God didn’t chose to lose closeness with us, but it happened to Him all the same. Now God has a dilemma. How can He be close to His creation whom He loves, and yet be true to His holy and undefiled nature? Through the whole of scripture we see God struggling with this question. In this verse above God states it as the reason He brought Israel out of Egypt. Having the people set up a tabernacle so God could move in amongst them would have been impossible in Egypt. And Jesus’ trip to earth was of course to win back close fellowship between God and us. He wants to BE WITH US! ~Verlon
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