Meister Eckhart, the fourteenth-century mystic argued that all things in the universe exist in God. So intimate is this connectedness between us and the divine that the best way to reach God, he says, is to sink into him, to find him at the root and core of one’s own being.
This mystical breakthrough of which Eckhart speaks is not a leaping out of this world to connect with a supernatural supreme being that exists in some unknown and obscure dimension, but is rather none other than an awareness of our divine root. I would ask the reader to refer to the post dated July 2, 2020 entitled “Do We See Clearly” as a backdrop for this discussion on having a correct spiritual vision.
How often do we look up to the heavens and ask God to come to us? “Come Holy Spirit” we pray as if God is eons from us. Is he? Or is it possible the only thing lacking for me to have this dynamic encounter with God, is to reorient my perspective, to have a complete change of vision?’ I’m not talking about mental assent to a theological premise; I am talking about understanding God is with you right now, in the core of your being where it explodes, and radically alters your life. That happened to me 40 years ago and I have not been the same since.
God surrounds you. His kingdom is here, but often we don’t take a moment to reflect on it. Becoming “Saved” in the classical sense, to use the terminology of our protestant friends, is to come to the dynamic realization that God is here right now and believe it in the core of your being. This will radically change your life. Jesus lived his life knowing that God was with him. There was a connectedness between him and his Father. A connectedness that God wants to give us.
Today I will use Psalm 139 as a frame of reference You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
The writer of Psalm 139 makes a very important point in his first few lines. God knows you…. The most irrelevant act we can perform is sitting and standing. It is a meaningless act and the Psalmist uses those words purposefully. God knows the fine details about you; things that are rather insignificant. Because of the words in this Psalm, and others, we can ask this question. If He knows the insignificant things like rising and sitting don’t you suppose that he also knows about those big concerns you might have? Distance is inconsequential to him. He knows your thoughts.
The nearest star is Alpha Centauri which is 25 trillion miles away. It would take us 160,000 years to get there. If we could travel to that star and look back at planet Earth, we would not be able to see it. Lost in the vastness of space is Earth. Coupled with the seemingly insignificance of Earth in space is the billions who live on the planet. Yet God knows you personally.
Consider that for a moment….. Our perspective is skewed. God is with you we just don’t take it to heart. Today, begin to cultivate the notion that God knows you, understands you intimately, and still loves you.