Psalm 27:4-5<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0One thing\u00a0I ask from the\u00a0Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the\u00a0Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the\u00a0Lord and to seek Him in his temple.\u00a0 5\u00a0For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe\u00a0in his dwelling; He will hide me\u00a0in the shelter of His sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.<\/i><\/p>\n
King David lived to be in the presence of God.\u00a0 He craved it.\u00a0 He felt that his life, that any single day of his life, was not right unless he had spent time in the presence of the Lord. \u00a0And not just spent time in it, but walked in it. \u00a0Sometimes it is hard to grasp the best part of life is, here on earth, is being in the presence of God.\u00a0 To know what it is to be surrounded by His love, to be kept by it, to be fed and nourished by it. Some find it hard to believe that true everlasting reality is not what can be physically touched, seen, tasted or heard.\u00a0 What is most real is what is eternal.\u00a0 This earth, the trees, the animals, the wonderful emotional vistas of the world, the waterfalls, the ocean\u2019s quiet and persistent tide or the breath taking power of storm driven waves all are temporary.\u00a0 They are real and a gift from God.\u00a0 The first time one beheld a beloved spouse, or the first time to hold a beloved child or grandchild or the baby of a beloved friend, all so special, so wonderful, such powerful gifts from God. Yet, even these, in our corrupted world, in the corrupted nature we are born into, are fleeting moments.\u00a0 They are ephemeral, here one day and too often, gone the next.\u00a0 We look at our children and our grandchildren, we watch them age, and utter what we don\u2019t like to think about too deeply \u201cOh they grow up so fast.\u00a0 Time flies by.\u201d\u00a0 We know what it means when we say these things.\u00a0 Soon they will be off to start school, then to go to college, then to move out and to get married.\u00a0 We enjoy the rhythms of life, and lament, and even fear, what they are pushing us toward.\u00a0 All of creation, including the living of this life with loved ones and dear friends, is all temporary.<\/p>\n
What is not temporary is the presence of God.\u00a0 No-one and nothing else is permanent like the presence of God. The presence of God is a reality even for those who deny Him, whether they perceive it or not (though truly they may deceive themselves, to them the reality of God is a buried truth).\u00a0\u00a0 Family and Friends, David knew what it was to be in the tangible and very real presence of God.\u00a0 Surely he looked for the time past his earthly life when He would dwell with the Lord in \u201cHeaven.\u201d\u00a0 When the times with God would not be punctuated with interruptions of life on this earth.\u00a0 But David said that in this life his desire was to \u201cdwell in the house of the\u00a0Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the\u00a0Lord and to seek Him in his temple.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0 In this life here on earth David wanted to always be in the tangible presence of the Lord, to see the beauty of the Lord and to live with Him every moment of this life.\u00a0 Family and Friends I hope everyone understands and experiences what David did.\u00a0 David dwelt with God, God dwells within the Believer today.\u00a0 How much more should we know the friendship, the ever present companionship and the wonderful surrounding of His love?\u00a0 With every kindness to us from another, don\u2019t we recognize the ultimate source of the kindness is from God?\u00a0 We are grateful to the person who is kind to us, but we know that their kindness and love is ultimately from God.\u00a0 But more than that, is to see with spiritual eyes what God has given us, what physical eyes cannot see.\u00a0 Unabashedly I testify that I spend time with God and am aware of His presence, I receive His instruction and guidance, and I feel His touch.\u00a0 And not just me, but I know many who would testify the same.\u00a0 So when it has been said to me that I think I know God but I don\u2019t really know God, it makes me sad that people would really believe that. \u00a0That they don\u2019t know.\u00a0 I know that I know God.\u00a0 More importantly, He first knew me.\u00a0 What a blessing to dwell with God and know His presence while on this earth, and to long for the day when our attention will no longer be interrupted.<\/p>\n
Family spend time with God every day, throughout the day.\u00a0 Be in His Word and sit at His feet as He explains it to us.\u00a0 Hear His voice.\u00a0 Feel His touch.\u00a0 Listen to His laughter and the tenderness and empathy for us in His voice.\u00a0 Yes, read His Word daily.\u00a0 And sometimes just say to the Lord \u201cHere I am Lord.\u00a0 I just want to be with You.\u201d\u00a0 Other times hear and sing songs of praise to Him.\u00a0 His Word, music to Him, alone time with Him all are special times used by God to minister to us.\u00a0 Change it up, be with Him in your prayer closet, or be with Him while on a bike, or motorcycle or car ride.\u00a0 Be with Him while walking or running.\u00a0 Be with Him on mountaintops or by the sea or a lake.\u00a0 Be with Him while admiring the sunrise, or the sunset, or while gazing up at the stars in the sky.\u00a0 Just be with Him every chance we can, because we can. Because He loves us!<\/p>\n
Oh God Almighty, every day we long for You!\u00a0 Praise and Glory and Honor to You God!\u00a0 Oh how we long for Your presence!\u00a0 Oh how we love you Lord!<\/p>\n
Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/i><\/p>\n
Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has shown You, O man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; And what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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