The presence of God is the greatest treasure that anyone can come to realise. A man/woman who always wins is the one who senses the move of Spirit and taps into it.
Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
When God created man, He put him in Eden. The difference between Eden and the rest of the earth is that there was a concentration of God’s presence in Eden that was not found anywhere else.
God is omnipresent, but the Presence of God referenced is the measure that provides provision, protection, and guidance to our lives.
Jesus said;
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” John 14:21
Jesus meant that when we love Him, He will make Himself known which He does by His presence. How we handle God’s presence determines the degree God makes Himself known.
Ephesians 2:12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
One of the covenants of the promise that God gave Abraham was to be his shield and exceedingly great reward.
God rewarding us with Himself is one of the blessings of Abraham that comes upon us in Christ Jesus but we must be sensitive to His presence. Otherwise, we shall live in the omnipresence of God like everyone else.
Genesis 3
When man sinned, God pronounced judgment over him, and he was driven out of the Garden of Eden.
What was special about Eden was the presence of God: the judgements pronounced over man by God would manifest if man still had the presence.
Exodus 33:15-16 Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go [with us,] do not bring us up from here. For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who [are] upon the face of the earth.”
Moses had seen riches, miracles, signs and wonders in Egypt but understood that the presence of God was the distinguishing factor in the promised land of Canaan.
Exodus 33:14 And He said, “My Presence will go [with you,] and I will give you rest.”
The difference between us and non-believers is the Presence of God: We can have all the material possessions but true satisfaction is found in God’s presence. That is why we must be desperate for God’s presence.
Genesis 1:26
What makes man special and unique from other creatures is that he can host God; he is the only creature made in the image of God.
Therefore, man draws help from God because he hosts Him; the more we get saturated with His presence, the more grace is administered in our lives to do great things.
The Presence of God preserved and protected the Israelites: they never lacked anything for forty years. God meets every single need we have as a result of His presence. Exodus 13:21
1Kings 19:8
The food from the Presence of God sustained Elijah for forty days and forty nights. Whatever comes from the Presence of God cannot leave you ordinary. Strive for a place in God where He makes Himself known to you.
Exodus 33:20-21 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” And the LORD said, “Here is a PLACE by Me, and you shall stand on the rock.
God is infinite and there is too much in Him. However, there is a place by Him we can see Him. May God take us to that place!
STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU.
PASTOR BEN OCHOLA.