Living and Understanding His Presence
Psalms 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
If you will put away the stress of the day, and set aside its daily pressures, learning each day to rest in the presence of God, your life will change.
Gen 39:1-3 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
God was with Joseph and blessed him greatly: Joseph stayed in Gods presence.
Everyday we need to acknowledge the presence of God, recognize what God has already done for us.
In his presence there is joy, which is your strength, there is pleasure knowing God will never leave you or forsake you.
Expand your consciousness of his presence; let God be part of your life.
Psalms 140:13 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
We are always to give thanks unto the Lord to dwell in his presence.
God can’t be a part of your life unless you practice being in his presence.
If your life is a big zero, I know someone that can make something out of zero.
See the Lord in everything you do, when you praise Him, you’re continuing in his presence.
When you’re reading the word, thanking Him for what he has done for you, meditating, acting on his promises, you’re continuing in His presence.
Ephesians 2:4-7 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
God who is rich in mercy has always had great love for us, even when we were dead in our sins. Quickens us (to show signs of life) or to give keener perception so we will move more rapidly.
He raised us up together to sit in heavenly places with Christ Jesus that he might manifest his exceeding riches of his grace and kindness toward us through Jesus Christ and the cross.
Let the grace of God bless your increase. Experience what God has in store for you in the heavenly realm.
Christians should not have difficulty producing fruit, God is with you, God is for you, and God is on your side.
Ephesians 5:8-9 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
At first we were in darkness, but thanks to Jesus we are the light and walk as children of light because the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness and right standing and truth.
An apple tree has no difficulty producing apples, give it plenty of sun light and plenty of water and it will grow and produce fruit.
It is the same thing with Christians we can’t change and produce fruit unless we are exposed to the Son’s light and the living water of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 16:26 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
What is so worldly important that any person would exchange for his soul? What on this planet would be so amazing that the presence and glory of God would seem dim in comparison? What people would want to have it instead of eternal life in heaven.
What you are exposed to the most, that is what you will end up producing.
God can’t be a part of your life; the favor of God can’t be on your life until you acknowledge his presence.
The acknowledgement of God is to admit that you truly show recognition by your act. Acknowledging God and his presence is acknowledging the things of the covenant that Jesus made possible for us at the cross.
When you get up in the morning do you say good morning Lord or do you say good lord it’s morning.
The presence of God was with Moses at the red sea:
The presence of God was with Daniel in the lion’s den
The presence of God was with Shadrac, Meshach and Abednego in the furnace
The presence of God was with David when he killed Goliath.
If the presence of God was only with them, how much better off are we with the New Blood covenant, God is now in us.
Most Christians believe that God will help them if they help themselves.
God helps those who trust and depend on his word, not the ones who think, I can do it myself. What happens when self can’t do it?
When you work you get the glory, when God works, He gets the glory.
Psalms 72: 17-19 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Resting in the Lord means you believe and trust what has already been done at the Cross.
When God created the earth, He didn’t create man until it was finished.
God has this thing about not putting man in a place when things are not ready.
God is only going to put us in a place when everything has already been made ready.
John 14:2-3 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Under the dispensation of grace, God has us in a place that everything you need is already done.
Most of the time our prayers are asking God to do something that has already been done.
You need to see faith as what goes into the past to get what is already available and bring it to the present.
What you have confidence in the most is what you are going to lean on the most.
Let God know you need Him, he loves to be needed. This wonderful opportunity to trust God will one day be gone.
We must allow Him to show up in our life.
We are in the age of grace and God wants you to take advantage of it. Please trust God in this.
In order to experience the benefit of the presence of God you must be assured that he will never leave you or forsake you.
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