A Sacred Experience

[Daily Devotional]

A Sacred Experience 

Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand
in awe of him. Ps. 33: 8. 

Holy angels have been displeased and disgusted with the irreverent manner in
which many have used the name of God, the great Jehovah. Angels mention that
sacred name with the greatest awe, ever veiling their faces when they speak
the name of God; and the name of Christ is so sacred to them that they speak
it with the greatest reverence. 

True reverence for God is inspired by a sense of His infinite greatness and
a realization of His presence. With this sense of the Unseen, every heart
should be deeply impressed. The hour and place of prayer are sacred, because
God is there. And as reverence is manifested in attitude and demeanor, the
feeling that inspires it will be deepened. "Holy and reverend is his name,"
the psalmist declares. Angels, when they speak that name, veil their faces.
With what reverence, then, should we, who are fallen and sinful, take it
upon our lips! 

Well would it be for young and old to study and ponder and often repeat
those words of Holy Writ that show how the place marked by God's special
presence should be regarded. "Put off thy shoes from off thy feet," He
commanded Moses at the burning bush; "for the place whereon thou standest is
holy ground" (Ex. 3: 5). Jacob, after beholding the vision of the angels,
exclaimed, "The Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. . . . This is none
other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven" (Gen. 28: 16,
17). "The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before
him" (Hab. 2: 20). " The Lord is a great God, And a great King above all
gods. . . . O come, let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the
Lord our Maker." " It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are
his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with
thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and
bless his name." ( Ps. 95: 3- 6; 100: 3, 4).

>From God's Amazing Grace - Page 92