The Important Of His Presence!

[Shane]

Exodus 33:15
15  Then Moses said, "If you don't personally go with us, don't make us leave this place.  16  How will anyone know that you look favorably on me?on me and on your people?if you don't go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth."

[darstormas1]

This is so important for christians to understand. We must have the presence of God in all that we are and do without question. I have stressed this in both meetings we have had for our outdoor ministry if God is not in it, then it will not work. Thanks for verification shane.

[John Akehurst]

I just have to jump in here and add one more verse to kind of take this discussion a little further.  This verse has literally been on my heart for about a week now.

Psalm 22:3 this passage talks of God inhabiting the praises of His people.

It starts in our heart.  The minute we accept His gift of salvation, the minute we confess that Jesus is Lord, God's prescence is in and on us.  We must like David, make steps to grow in the Lord.  David was called "a man after God's own heart".  Yes he still screwed up.  He took and slept with another man's wife, he had the man killed when he found out that she was pregnant.  But God still called him a man after God's own heart.  God was with him, and set him apart, because (even though at times, he screwed up royally and sinned) he came before his God and King and confessed, and yearned to grow in his relationship with God. 

It is like any relationship, a two way street.  As you draw nearer to God, He will draw nearer to you.  When we worship, (sing praises, sing for joy, and just tell God of how great He really is) He will draw nearer to you.  We can all start, like darstormas1 said, and allow God to be a part of every aspect of our lives.  And when we do that, stand back, cause your gonna be different, you and the people around you will see as Moses said, his prescence among (you) will set you apart.  And that is a great thing.

[darstormas1]

we also need to remember we are saved by grace. Not because we deserve or can earn it. The bible tells us we all sin and we all fall short. But by Gods unconditional love and and the shed blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ we can be found worthy in the eyes of God even when we mess up, but we must repent. Do not try to be who your not (that perfect person), be who God called you to be. Just be you and let the spirit of God do the rest. Darin