God’s Presence our Daily Bread
by Ps. Abel Phillips
Luke 2:10–11
10Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord
Jesus is the mighty Savior. He came to save His people. He came to save you and me. So even if you are in a cold, dark period of your life, don’t be afraid — the Savior has come and He will save you to the uttermost!
Presents Or Presence?
In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. —Psalm 16:11
“It is not God’s promises we need, it is [God] Himself.” Presents may make us happy for a time; earthly gifts from God may make us happy temporarily, but fullness of joy comes only when we remain in a right relationship with God.
We experience God’s daily presence by abiding in the Word of God, abiding in the anointed Holy Spirit and in His Son, Jesus Christ) – 1 John 2:24-29 Word of God – (Written word reveals the Living word- Jesus)
It is no wonder that Proverbs 4:22 tells us that God’s words are “life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh”. So if you are under the weather or if symptoms are attacking your body, double up on God’s medicine. Simply feed more on God’s Word, and you will find life and health flowing through your body again.
1 John 2:28-29 - And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. 29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
Abiding in Christ means that a person continues in the Word of Christ and knows the truth, that a person lets the Word of God abide in his life, that a person experiences the indwelling presence and witness of the Spirit, and that a person has power to live like he should. Abiding in Christ means that a person dwells in love and in unity and fellowship with all other believers, and it means that a person bears fruit and lives a very fruitful life. Abiding in Christ means that a person loves others, that he lives and walks in love toward others.
- God’s presence with us is one of His greatest presents /gifts to us. Matthew 1:23 “… and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
God has promised you His constant presence (Hebrews 13:5- “I will never leave you nor forsake you. When we are conscious of His presence every day, we will experience a peace that gives us rest, joy inexpressible in our spirit and a power that nothing in this world can offer. In fact, we will begin to be peaceful and powerful like Jesus. we will speak and behave like Him. This is because we cannot be in God’s presence without His beauty, love, peace, power and glory rubbing off on you.
So, we can enter this New Year with a sense of God’s presence if we look to Him in each of these directions. He is there to help us through every trial, temptation and task no matter what it is. He is all-sufficient for us for the coming year. So let each of us resolve to “run with patience the race that is set before us,” looking to Jesus to find the way. He’s there to meet us each and every step of the way.
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