In relation to God we are always in a position of response. There is therefore an important act of posturing before we even begin to think about addressing God. We must begin by recognising God’s presence. You are immersed in his infinite and pervasive presence; and he upholds your very being. Your very existence is an unfolding miracle. Even the miraculous consciousness of your ‘mind’ that struggles to focus is a perpetual gift of God. So, before you speak, stop and acknowledge the God who is actively upholding and perpetuating your life and being. Yield yourself then to his power; let yourself be overpowered by his greatness. Recognise that you are in the grasp of his infinite and eternal omnipotence. This is not impersonal power. God is absolute personhood. The most sublime aspect of all existence is personhood, something that has been imparted to us and from which love proceeds. And you are being cradled in divine love. God’s love is not mere affection. It is the essential nature of God that flows perpetually within the mysterious tripersonal union of the Godhead. And by the Holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ, you are cradled up into that triune life of God to share in his inner fellowship. This is happening to you right now. It is all real and unfolding in this instant. So, let yourself stop and apprehend in wonder these things that your mind cannot comprehend. Let your wayward mind be halted in reverence and awe. Begin with worship. Hallow the name of your infinite and eternal heavenly father.
Acknowledge God’s presence and reflect on his greatness and love.
Read Hebrews 12:18-28.
