His Presence
God's presence is always with us. It is His promise (Heb 13:5). You don't have to invite His presence, because He lives in you and me. He does not come and go. He is always present.
However, we are not always present with Him. We are not always with Him. We are not always present IN His presence. We can get so caught up with life itself, that we forget to dwell in His presence.
Abide in Me and I in you, and you will bear much fruit. - John 15:5 (paraphrased)
In His presence, you get fresh revelations of His love. For apart from His love, there is no way for His presence to dwell in you. When we take time (even if it means a second to turn our attention to Him), we experience His manifest presence. It is almost immediate when we give Him our affection.
It is in His presence that you realise His willingness, mercy (compassion) and goodness. It is not enough to know that He is powerful and great (even pagans know that). Because in the Gospel, multitudes were astonished/amazed by Jesus' power and authority (because of His signs and wonders).
BUT only the disciples saw His love and wrote about His love (i.e. John, Peter and Paul).
Knowing that He is powerful is for those who do not know Him. But knowing that He is love is for the intimate ones whom He called friends and brethren.
When you know He is love, you realise that He is always willing; He wills to; it's always His will. It is in meditating on His presence that you get this understanding of His love. And when you see His love, nothing is impossible (because you believe He wants to), since faith works through love.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full, in His wonderful face
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐦
In the light of His glory and grace
When the visible is overwhelmed by the invisible, the invisible will triumph over the visible. In His presence, we have a glimpse of the invisible and we realise that what we are experiencing is only a light momentary affliction. Therefore, we must carry in our bodies the death of Christ, so that the life of Christ can be manifested through our bodies (2 Cor 4).
The greatest privilege of a believer is to be made ONE with the One who spoke the world into existence. Enjoy His presence, because in His presence, there is fullness of joy.
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