6th February 2019

Checking into God's Presence... The year is no longer new. The euphoria that surrounded its emergence has suddenly dissipated. Not that the year itself had gone stale; but some attributes which should characterize the New Year have become impoverished; to say the least. What can make us happy every year is how joyful God is with our relationship with Him, more through our brothers? You may be thinking about God, do checks if that brings you closer to Him? You can preach, teach, serve and portray yourself as an apostle of God; in essence can you feel the presence of the Holy One in your life? I listened to a preacher who claimed many have forgotten themselves in the path of making God an option and serving Him when they feel like. He likened the traits to "eating with God mainly when they are hungry instead of forming the habit of dining with Him regularly." God knows your mind. He is not a man that He should lie. We have His breathe in us; let us use it to serve Him whilst we still have the time. "But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee." "For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, and thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Sheba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; "Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, it is truth." "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour. “I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God. Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? Isaiah 43:1-13 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. Amen (Isaiah 43:25-26) Just Checking into His Presence...