Presence of God II

ByPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 3 minutes
Good morning, dear friends!Glory to God for this wonderful day that God has given us today! Thank God for one more opportunity to share God’s word with you!Yesterday we started talking about God’s presence. We pointed out that it is God’s presence that separates His people from all the other nations. God’s presence is what makes us stronger and more glorious. How can we experience God’s presence in our lives?Possibly, there are several ways to do it, but it is very important to realize that it is impossible to experience God’s presence without prayer. God left the recipe of how to experience His presence in His Word.
«Draw near to God and He will draw near to you» (James, 4:8а)
We can assume that this is talking about prayer. Prayer is our privileged opportunity of drawing close to God and experiencing His presence, His love, power, mercy, grace and His wisdom.No other creature, except humans, has been given this privilege to get close to God. If people will use this opportunity, He will also feel and experience God’s presence, His glory, power and support. It brings continues renewal and freshness into a person’s life.If God tells us to draw near, so that He could draw near to us, then who determines how close or how far God will be to us? It is determined by us! A person can consciously draw close to God or not to do it. It will determine the level of God’s presence in person’s life, his family and ministry.
«Draw near to God and He will draw near to you» (James, 4:8а)
Moses refused to go anywhere unless he could secure that God would go with them.
«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 beseparate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth» (Exodus, 33:16).
So, answering the question how a person can experience God’s presence in his life we can say the following:first, one must realize how important and indispensable God’s presence is for him or her and whether he or she is ready to pay the necessary price for it, and, second, one must consciously draw near to God in prayer so that God can draw near to him or her.Let’s continue tomorrow!God bless you!Pastor Rufus Ajiboye

Similar Posts

  • God desires to give you true success

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 5 minutes
    As we said before, a successful person is the one who knows what God wants him to do in his life and has dedicated his life for doing God’s will. Human success is not measured by his social status, banc accounts, and influence in society, popularity or fame in this world. True success is measured by how successful he has been in doing God’s will.Think about it today! God desires to give you true success that can be found in learning and doing God’s will for your life. You are the one who determines what to do with your life: either seeking temporary pleasure and enjoyment or seeking the eternal values of God’s Kingdom and His will for your life.

  • It is extremely important for us to grow in God’s character and nature so that we can effectively function on earth

    AutorsMācītājs Rufus Adžiboije Reading Time: 4 minutes
    «It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for a throne is established by righteousness» .In order for a throne or a reign or government to be established, it must be done by righteousness or truth. As we’ve said before, in Paul’s Epistle to Romans we are told that we rule on earth by the gift of righteousness (see Rom.5: 17).The Power, authority and wisdom to rule on earth come into our lives through our uncompromising stance against sin and unrighteousness. If we choose righteousness and total submission to God and His commandments as our lifestyle, then God can channel His authority into our lives; our life will be filled with God’s authority, and God will grant us the right to rule and reign on earth.

  • Your attitude influences your progress

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 4 minutes
    The judgements, the beliefs, and the convictions of a person influence his attitude and this attitude has an effect on the progress we make.The man in the parable did not multiply his talent because he had the wrong attitude. This man believed lies rather than the truth. That is the lies which many people believe, which become an obstacle to their progress and development. The lies can go something like, “no one loves me”, then any attempt from people to show love towards you, will be rejected. A person believing in lies from the enemy will not be able to accept blessings, help, and advice from others, as all this would be misinterpreted.

  • The blessedness or beauty of serving others

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 4 minutes
    Today I would like to start discussing about the blessedness or beauty of serving others.Ministry is a widespread concept among believers. In essence, ministry is giving of all things: giving of one’s talents and gifts, one’s knowledge and time, one’s heart and resources. The Kingdom of God is built through such giving. Your church is built by your giving and ministry. It says in the Bible that it is more blessed to give than to receive. God blesses those who serve, so if you want to get to the top of God’s blessedness learn to serve God and people.

  • Wisdom of a man and wisdom of God

    AutorsPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 4 minutes
    There are a wisdom of this world and God´s wisdom. God´s wisdom differs from the wisdom of this world the way that it´s hidden until the God Himself reveals it to the people. As for the wisdom of this world, that´s a human wisdom gained using five methods of perception, or sense: hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste, which are the natural channels used to gain a knowledge.Differently from God´s wisdom that exists for our glory, the wisdom of a man once passes away. The Bible says, that «the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men», even more His wisdom is. God´s wisdom is much higher than the wisdom of a man.