Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sunday Sermon-May 24,2009

Gen.28:10-22-Story of Jacob's ladder and the Presence of God

Jehovah-Shamah-The God who is Present

We have the declared presence of God made known through the prophets.
We have the manifest presence of God made known through different manifestations of His power.
But the Realized Presence of God is what changes our life.

Daniel knew about God. But when God showed up in the lion's den with him, he experienced the reality of God's presence and his life was changed.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Obednego knew about God. But then, He showed up with them in the fiery furnace and they didn't even smell like smoke.

Paul and Silas in prison-monumental praise-monumental presence of God and deliverance.

Monumental Praise will only take place when there is a realized presence of God.

When the ark of the covenant was being transported back to the Children of Israel and things went wrong, the ark spent some time in Obed-Edom's house. The presence of God changed Obed's life and the life of his family and he couldn't do enough for God.

God cannot forsake you.
He is present with you no matter what you are going through.
It is who He is. He cannot be contrary to Himself.

In Romans. it speaks of those who search out their own affections.
Jehovah Shamah wanted to be their affection. So God gave them over to a reprobate mind to do those things they wanted to do apart from God.

Just as Jacob made a monument of stone and poured oil over it as a remembrance of God's presence, so our lives are a monument to God. We are the temple in which He dwells.
His presence is poured out like oil in our lives.
His presence manifests itself in me
and His life is Real in my midst.

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