Where is the presence of God!
***If God were to be a man, which He is not, what do you think will happen to the poor seeking to survive, the orphans hoping for support, the homeless searching for shelter and those who doesn’t have anyone to speak and fight for them?
Because the rich and the wealthy ones will pay for any amount to seek and remain in His presence.
The presence of God does not require you to be rich, wealthy or poor. And it does not depend on the level of your education or career experiences. It only requires you to be sincere to yourself, acknowledge that you need such awareness in your life and maintain a good, clearer and genuine relationship with Him in pure and uncorrupted mind!
Take for a example, Zacchaeus, a tax collector who was very rich and wealthy, indirectly needed to behold Jesus with all willingness, dedication, and determination; even to the extent of climbing a sycamore tree, considering his height and status as a person. He never paid attention to what people would say but focused on the outcome of his result towards seeing Jesus. And, at the end thereof, he did had conversation with Jesus, received salvation and remain in His presence after then (justified by faith is Jesus).
In first samuel 2:21 indicates that the young man samuel grew in the presence of the LORD! His mother brought him to the presence of the LORD after weaning him and he remained there forever.
Where actually is the presence of God? Some still believe that it is on the surface of the waters. Others agree that God’s presence is in us and around us.
We cultivate the attitude of listening to God and in obedient to His words when we remain in His presence!
The presence of God is a place of listening – Acts 10:33 – So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”
The presence of God is a place where you are to be made or being made; it is a believer’s arena. Life is being received there, even to the dead, are awakened and calls forth things that are not existing into being (existing).
-Rom. 4:17 – as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
We develop a life of humility in the presence of God as HE disciplines us in accordance to HIS Will and builds our spiritual mind which helps to direct our physical might.
The presence of God is a place humility; a humble mind; His presence does not require boasting; pride.
– 1Cor. 1:29 – so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
God is God and man is man. The presence of God is a place of recognition, obedient and forgiveness; we find forgiveness, renders same in His presence. 2Cor. 2:10; – Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
Unforgiveness and disobedience only shows forth the lack of God’s presence.
His presence is not a place of withholding forgiveness!-John 20:23; -Eph. 1:7 – In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
The presence of God knows no partiality; it’s not a place of prejudging cos’ there are heavenly witnesses. 1Tim.5:21 – In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.
– Simeon Okore@the global mind initiatives