Lees Psalm 91
“Omdat hy My liefhet, sal Ek hom red…omdat hy My ken… (14).
Scripture Truth beklemtoon
die kosbare waarheid, dat ons altyd welkom is by God, ons Vader, as
ons deur nood na Hom toe gedwing word. In sy Woord nooi die Here ons om
ons nood aan Hom bekend te maak. Maar dan skryf Scripture Truth: “But
we remember the little fellow who nestled very close to his father, who
said to him, ‘What do you want now?’ and whose answer was ‘Just to be
near you, father.’”
Om met ons nood na God toe te gaan is `n geseënde leefwyse, maar om God
se teenwoordigheid te soek, net om met Hom omgang te hê, is vir die
hemelse Vader, soos vir enige aardse vader, aangenaam. “When we seek His presence because of His love to us and ours to Him,” verklaar Scripture Truth. Hy roep ons om so na Hom toe te kom.
’n Voorval word aangehaal waar `n Christenman eendag vir `n Ierse straatverkoper, wat sy Bybel by hom het, sê: “Dit is iets wonderliks om te kan sê `n mens is gered.” “Net so, regtig,” beaam die Ier dit. “Maar ek weet van iets beter as dit,” sê die man weer. Die Ier antwoord: “Beter as om gered te wees? Wat kan daar beter wees as om gered te wees?” Die man antwoord met `n glimlag: “The companionship of the Man who has saved me.” Dit is `n krag en `n seën in ons lewe as ons nie net wéét ons is gered vir die ewige lewe nie, maar om ook in die teenwoordigheid van ons Verlosser te lééf.
In ons binnekamer, met ons stiltetyd, is dit ons verlange en strewe: ons soek nie net Bybelkennis nie, ons wil nie net ons behoeftes aan die Here bekend maak en vir ander bid nie, maar ons soek die omgang met die Here self. In `n preek van C. H. Spurgeon, Christ Himself, lui een paragraaf: “All things which touch upon his kingdom are to be treated revently by us for the sake of himself: his book, his day, his church, his ordinances, must all be precious to us, because we have to do with him; but in the front of all must ever stand ‘Jesus Christ Himself,’ the personal, living, loving Jesus; Christ in us the hope of glory, Christ for us our full redemtion, Christ with us our guide and our glory, Christ with us our solace, and Christ above us pleading and preparing our place in heaven.”
Jesus is verheerlik in die hemel. Hoe kan ons Hom so innig in ons eie hart beleef? Spurgeon antwoord dit in dieselfde preek: “This is the work of the Holy Spirit. ‘He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you, (Joh.16:14).’ The Holy Ghost reveals Christ to us and in us.” (Aangehaal uit preekbundel vol.23). Ons hou ons stiltetyd in die binnekamer, ons omgang met God, met vertroue in die werking van die Heilig Gees in ons harte. Ook in ons kerkdienste vertrou ons ook in die werking van die Heilige Gees om Jesus ons Verlosser, en God ons Vader, aan ons te openbaar.
“Here, vandag soek ek U teenwoordigheid.”
