- God Meets and Communes
Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
In God’s Creation of Man, He created us with a human spirit deep inside that gave life to the soul, which in turn affected the body. The purpose of the spirit in man was to commune with the invisible God. Adam and Eve were in a perfect relationship with God, in open communion with God, and enjoyed an intimate fellowship with God. God’s purpose was lost, the relationship was severed, the communion was broken, the connection was cut off, and the spirit died when Adam sinned in the Garden. This is the death (separation) he suffered when he disobeyed God, and ever since we are born dead. Sin and Death inheres in every human being.
But the Lord has a plan and a way of fulfilling His purpose. He will make contact with, establish communion with, and give life to humans once again. So He promises to meet with us, and commune with us. He will reconcile us to Himself in Christ, establish communion and fellowship and relationship with us, and give life to the human spirit once again. The promise is fulfilled in Christ.
When God showed Moses how to build the Ark of the Covenant with the mercy seat on top, He told him that that was where He would meet and commune with him, with Israel, and with all people. The Presence of God would be there and people can meet Him there.
Eventually, the meeting place, or the communion spot on earth, would be the Messiah, Jesus. “Since we have been justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand [Romans 5:1, 2].” The Gospel freely grants us access to God. We are born again. Our dead spirit is made alive. We may go to that place and meet God again and again. The promise is Jesus. The promise is for us.