“And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.” (Jer. 30:21).
We must engage our hearts to approach God. We must solemnly address ourselves to that infinitely great and glorious Being with whom we have to do, as those who are possessed with a full belief of his presence and a holy awe and reverence of his Majesty,
When you contemplate God, do you have a sense of awe and majesty? Matthew Henry said, “We must distinguish ourselves from the worshipers of false gods.” The idols of the nations are silver and gold, they are vanity and a lie, the work of human hands; Psalm 115:4, those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them, Psalm 115:8. But the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the LORD of hosts is his name, (Jeremiah 10:16). God over all, blessed forever, (Romans 9:5).
“Their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves,” (Deuteronomy 32:31), for he is the Rock of ages; the LORD GOD, “is an everlasting rock,” (Isaiah 26:4). His name endures forever, and he “is renown throughout all ages,” (Psalm 135:13) even when the gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens, (Jeremiah 10:11).
Contemplation:
We adore God with expressions such as these, O Lord you are holy, holy, holy, as the Lord God Almighty. You are the One who was and is and is to come! (Revelation 4:8).
Your name is is the LORD, who alone is the Most High over all the earth! (Psalm 83:18).
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you! (Psalm 63:1).
You are my God, and I will praise you! I will exalt you! (Exodus 15:2).
O you who are the true God, the living God, the one only living and true God, (1 Thessalonians 1:9) and the everlasting King! (Jeremiah 10:10), you are the LORD my God, the LORD who is one and above all! (Deuteronomy 6:4).
