THE GLORY OF HIS PRESENCE VIDEO:
GOD not only
wants us to come into HIS Presence, HE wants HIS Presence to come into us.
GOD WILLS TO BE PRESENT
It was sin
that separated the first couple from the presence of GOD placing them under
sentence of death.
It was God’s
amazing grace that preserved them from immediate death and offered them eternal
life.
It was
disobedience that divided Adam and Eve from that intimate knowledge of God.
It was God’s
boundless mercy that opened the way for Adam, and the sons of Adam, to again
know Him.
It was
willful unrighteousness that led them away from God—driving them from the
Garden of Eden.
It was God’s
holiness that paved the way back to Him—Isaiah 35:8 And
an highway shall be there, and a
way, and it shall be called The way of holiness;
the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring
men, though fools, shall not err therein
It was their
love for the world—the desire of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride
of life—that drove them from God.
It was God’s
infinite love that drew them back to Him, that sacrificed for them, and finally
restored them to fellowship--And we have
known and believed the love that God
hath to us. God is love; and he
that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1
John 4:16
GOD not only
wants us to come into HIS Presence, HE wants HIS Presence to come into us.
GOD INVITES US INTO HIS PRESENCE
God’s
invitation was universal but it was not without requirement.
God’s
invitation was personal but it was not informal—it was formal. With form—with specific instruction.
His
invitation was to bring infinite potential to finite men, but it required
limitless--infinite if you will--consecration.
--Come
with Respect, Awe, and Reverence
--Come
without Carnal, Fleshly, Worldliness
--Come
without Agenda, or Bias, or Demand
GOD NOT ONLY WANTS US IN HIS PRESENCE,
HE WANTS HIS PRESENCE IN US.
Jesus encouraged His disciples to
anticipate the day when He would ascend into heaven to intercede for them. “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is
expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” John 16:7.
He said, “And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the
world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye
know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come
to you.” John 16:16-18
God not only wants us to come into His
presence, He wants His presence to come into us. He longs to fill the heart of every lost
person with Himself--the Spirit of Holiness.
THE
END OF THE ROAD – ROMANS 8
Someone asked me yesterday how they would
know that they were truly saved. It was
a refreshing question.
I took them down the Roman
Road--Scriptures from the Book of Romans that we often use to lead people to
Christ. Romans 3:23 All have sinned and come short of the glory
of God. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death but the gift of
God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 10:9 if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
But I wanted them see that the end of that
road is “There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus
who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.” Romans 8:1, and that God’s
Spirit floods the heart with love--”the love of God is shed abroad in our
hearts by the Holy Ghost who is given unto us.” Romans 5:4.
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