You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler. The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly. Habakkuk 1:14-15
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14
Did you ever think of that? That we are like fish of the sea and that we were made to, and are, swimming in the glory of God? Pretty amazing, isn't it? The Glory of God is our natural habitat. The angels recorded by Isaiah call out that the whole earth is full of God's glory.
And they [the seraphim] were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." Isaiah 6:3
But, even more poignant, is that this natural habitat we are meant to swim in is the awareness of God's glory. We were made to be aware that we are swimming in the glory of God. The word above translated "knowledge," in the phrase the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God, is yada (יֹדֵ֣עַ). It is a gigantic word struggling to contain an infinite God. It means to know, to learn to know, perceive and see, to know by experience, recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess, know intimately, be acquainted with, be aware of.
Being consciously aware of His Presence with us, is the "practice of the Presence of God" that Brother Lawrence wrote about.1 God wants us always to be aware that he is with us. God always wants to be known and to know.
All the peoples of the earth are fish swimming in the sea of the Glory of God. Yet, many are swimming blindly, unaware of the glory of God's Presence, the glory of his love for them. Habakkuk warns that there is an enemy fishing for them to destroy and devour them.
… The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net.
But Jesus has called us to be "fishers of men" that they might live. That the Glory of God might be revealed to them. That they might know, learn to know, perceive and see, know by experience, recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess, know intimately, be acquainted with, be aware of God - and that they may be healed and saved.
And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19 (ESV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10
For more about God's fishnet see Imprisoned
1The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. Full text online here https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Practice_of_the_Presence_of_God
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