“But the priests the Levites . . . shall come near to me
to minister unto me.” Ezekiel 44:15
One condition basic to all that can truly be called
ministry to the Lord is that we draw near to him. He desires our worship; yet
how hard we find it to drag ourselves into his presence! We shrink from the
solitude, and even when we do detach ourselves physically from outside things, we
find our thoughts wandering back to them. Many of us can enjoy working among
people in the outer court, but how many of us give time to draw near to God in
the Holy Place
To come into his presence and wait upon him demands all
the determination we possess, and even means that we may have to be violent with
ourselves. But let me be very frank with you: it is impossible to stand afar
off and yet minister to him. You cannot serve God from a distance, the outer court,
quite rightly, you approach people; in the Holy Place
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