Before we worship God in a way that is pleasing to Him, we have to know at least five things about Him.
First: He Is Holy
Our text says, “whose name is Holy.”
The holiness of God means that He is separate from every created thing, and that there is nothing that can compare to Him. We cannot say, “God is like…” because God is totally “other.” 1 Timothy 6:16 says, “Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto…”
In Scripture we read that the Israelites made what they thought was an image of God. Something strong, powerful, something that can crush us. So, they made a golden calf (Ex. 32). It was the kind of creature that can gore you, throw you up in the air, and step on you when you come down.
The calf was a symbol of fertility. Apis was the sacred bull of Egypt. Its worship was accompanied with group promiscuity, the meaning of “play” (Ex. 32:6). But God did not like the comparison. Apis did not create the Earth, nor does it sustain life, and the order of the cosmos.
Second: God Wants To Be Our Friend
Isaiah 57:15 tells us that God “inhabiteth eternity,” but the text goes on to say that God is also “with him that is a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” God wants to revive us and give us strength.
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