Swim In Him

Psalms 29:2: “Give unto the Lord the glory due His name, worship The LORD in the beauty of holiness.” The word "beauty" in Hebrew is "behadrat" which means a garment..the Hebrew words are "behadrat kodesh" meaning garments, coverings of holiness, garments that are consecrated and set apart. "Worship" has two roots meanings: "shacah" which is to fall prostrate and "sacah" which means to swim or surround yourself with water. This is where the idea of baptism by immersion comes from. For Jews it comes from the word "mikveh" which literally means "a gathering of water" . The word "mikveh" is first used in Genesis 1:10 to describe the gathering of water into one place after creation. It is also an immersion in water by a woman to achieve the ritual of purity after menstruation or childbirth. This type of ritual bathing is specified in Leviticus 11:36, which states that "a spring, or a cistern, a gathering (mikveh) of water" is a source of purity. It is an illustration of being surrounded by the Presence of God to both purify us and for us to worship Him, surrounded by His Mercy and Grace. The blood of The LORD Jesus Christ cleanses us and purifies us from all sin ( 1 John 1:7) and we are then free to enter and enjoy His Holy Presence, His Fellowship, His Intimacy of relationship for eternity. Worshipping Him in the beauty of His Holiness is simply letting Him cover us with Himself, like a blanket of His Love, surround and cover us with His Love and Presence like a cloud, and for us to be immersed in Him, swimming in the very midst of The Person of Him. Selah.... Shalom