"Just let a thread of your robe of glory pass me by." I remember well praying these words as I knelt on the thin brown carpet covering the concrete floor of my dorm as the Lord provided one my most intimate encounters with Him.
My words feel empty in trying to describe how I felt His presence come into the room. All I knew to do in that moment was keep my head bowed and "to say praises as He came". I felt warmness in my face and my heart bursting with thankfulness. I had no secrets from Him, and I felt no shame towards Him. As His more intimate presence left the room I just knew "to say praises as He departs".
There is no doubt His presence is always with us but there are times we experience His intimate presence. We can sit in a room with people enjoying each other’s presence and some bonding occurs. However, if we really want to bond with someone, we do it one on one and with a focus on that person.
Having had these intimate experiences with God, I still can struggle to make time for those divine appointments with Him, but I have never regretted doing so. I encourage you to seek an intimate time with our Father today by soaking in the words of His Son,
"The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one." -John 17:22-23