Abiding in God’s Presence

“And it came about, whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and the LORD would speak with Moses. When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent. Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend.”  (Exodus 33: 9-11a)

It's while abiding in God's presence that God speaks to us.  But how do we continually abide in His presence?  How do we take His presence into every area of our daily lives?

I believe it's when we spend time in God's presence that His character comes through in our attitudes, and in the way we think about things, and how we respond to people, and the way we handle situations.  In this way we are being transformed, and as a result we are able to take His presence with us wherever we may go.

Above all other things in our lives, including service to the Lord, we need to be living in God's presence.  Sometimes we can get so busy doing that we neglect just being in God's presence. It's when being in God's presence that we can hear God speak, and inspiration, creativity, and service can flow.  But it's coming into God's presence first, and daily walking in it, before we have this outflow.

God longs to have this fellowship with us.  But sometimes we feel ashamed or unworthy, so we hide from Him.  We may feel as though we have no time in our busy schedule to spend just basking in God's presence.  But I believe God wants us to put off all these hindrances and excuses to just communicate with Him.

I feel as though God has been speaking to me lately about abiding in His presence, and I need to learn to put this into practice daily, because I so often allow other things to intrude on my time.

So why don't you choose with me today, and every day, to abide in God's presence, regardless how we may feel.  We will all be better off for it!

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” (Psalm 91:1)

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