I can remember the feeling of the wind wafting through the warm air.
The sun was delicately falling in the sky as the night colors began to take over.
I was present in that moment on the beach with Tony.
I can remember the smell, the sight, the feel, the sounds...
...memories...
But it's not enough to remember.
I long to be present in that moment again.
I am so looking forward to August and spending time at the beach..
The anticipation is rising!
In today's Bible reading, I was taken to Exodus 33:15
If your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. (NKJV)
God asked Moses to leave Sinai. He said He would send His angel and drive out the enemy that would be in the way. The land He was sending them to was fabulous! Milk and honey! But, God said He wasn't going there with them. He called the Israelites "stiff necked people".
Was God concerned about putting Israel in a permanent time out?
Moses went out of the tent city to have some quiet time with God. The cloud of God's Presence fell and stood at the door of the Tabernacle as God & Moses talked.
Moses pleaded with God... God showed His amazing grace, yet again...
Moses chose God's presence over the blessing and provision of God.
Milk & honey...the enemy's destruction...
God's presence had been guiding them for so long...
how could they survive without His presence?
God's presence wasn't enough for Moses in a memory.
God's presence is alive and real.
I am reminded today that I can be blessed by God but be away from
the Creator of the universe.
I can walk in His favor but be out of sync with the Savior.
I may recall a moment of being in His presence.
This isn't enough. I need to be present tense in His presence.
Always choose His presence.
It's more than obedience.
God is God. Nothing I do will change this fact.
Inviting His presence into my life
Walking in His presence makes all the difference
His presence = value, strength, purpose, correction, direction
He is always faithful.
I choose His presence.
Moment by moment...day by day...until there is an unending moment
of His presence for all of eternity...
