His Presence

Good stuff from "Wednesdays With Beth"!!!

Psalm 139:5-18
5 You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.

6 This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?

8 If I go up to heaven, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

9 If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,

10 even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.

11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will become night" —

12 even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.

13 For it was You who created my inward parts;
You knit me together in my mother's womb.

14 I will praise You,
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.

15 My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.

17 God, how difficult Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!

18 If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;
when I wake up, I am still with You.

His Presence is a fact. We can count on the truth of that even when we don't feel it!
Your God is with you 24/7!!
It's the "with-ness" of God! I love that Beth-ism... the "with-ness" of God!

REV 3:20
Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and have dinner with him, and he with Me.

In that day and time.... to eat was to tarry at the table... not drive-thru fast food.

It's fellowhip that activates the feeling of divine Presence.
If we keep "driving thru" we are going to miss the "Bread of the Presence".

With a quick "heavenly pop-tart", you can get a word - maybe a very important word that you can take with you and nibble on to help sustain you thru the day... but that's not fellowship.

Sometimes, does He say, "JJ, don't read anything to me, I wish you just wouldn't even talk... just sit on the back porch with me."
I want to FEEL Him sometimes... the "with-ness" of God. I may not be able to "live" here, but I sure want to visit a whole lot!

Oh, Sweet Presence!
How I adore Your "With-ness"!
I love You, too!
JJ