Presence

Exodus 33:15-16

“Then he said to Him, “If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. For how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are upon the face of the earth?” 

Can it really be that simple?

Can staying in the presence of our Father really be that hard?

Why do we fight it so hard?

Why do we tussle so hard with the Spirit?

Can we just stay still and seek the face of the Lord,

And when we do 

Will we be satisfied?

Will the thirst for man’s approval be more evident and desirable,

Or will the face of our Lord and Saviour be enough?

What will we choose?

Is self our only motivation?

Is comparison our only motivation,

Our only choice?

Why can’t the peace and serenity of God,

Even in the face of persecution

Be enough?

Have we become slaves to our flesh 

And not the Spirit?

The Holy Spirit

The One given to us by the grace of God

When Jesus ascended

The One to give wisdom, guidance,

A sense of direction

Could it really be that simple?

Do we and are we that stubborn

To not want to sit down 

And eat from the Master’s table?

What is truly wrong with us?

What is wrong with this picture?

Why have we allowed satan to have his way

And run rampant through our territories?

Confusion is nothing but from the enemy

Perversion and the such

Along with lawlessness

Why is this so hard to see?

Is it really that simple?

Are the answers we’ve been so desperately seeking

Found simply in our rest with Jesus?

Why do we make it so hard?

Why do we allow the enemy to invade our mindspaces?

Occupy your libraries of minds

With the Word of God

Occupy your libraries ie spirits 

With prayer and the real truth of the Holy Spirit

We place unnecessary pressure on ourselves

The Lord did not call us

Just to keep up with everything and everyone around us

When you know who you are

And whose you are

These things will become irrelevant

It is not selfish to take care of your peace of mind

When you’re in the face of Jesus consistently

All is healed 

Answers are coming to the forefront

And things more and more start to make sense

There’s no scruffling for something

When the answer is right in front of you

Jesus is the answer

And in His face are written the scrolls of your life

Seek His face

His wisdom

His guidance

And keep pursuing the promises of the Lord

Keep pursuing this intimacy 

This well of a place

This stream of a place

That will never run dry

And will always have a place for you

To impart, to give serenity

To give rest and restoration

Seek this place

Everyone’s place with Jesus is different

No one can do the asking, seeking, and knocking for you

This is a pursuit that must be traveled alone

For what joy can be found

Or what intimacy and relationship can be developed

Without knowing the Lord for yourself 

On a personal level?

What has He done for you

That no one else could have done?

What favor have you found

That only could have been found through Jesus?

Seek Him

Seek Jesus

***Let’s Pray!!! Father, we thank you for laying it out for us in your Word and in deep fellowship with you. We thank you for making it simple. We thank you for drawing us nearer and nearer to you and closer and closer to you with your call of sonship and friendship. We thank you that we can call you a true friend indeed. That there is no distance. Father, if there be any distance, reveal this to us now. Reveal to us where we have fallen short. Reveal to us, by your Spirit, wisdom on how to properly steward your heart well. Reveal unto us your heart concerning us, our families, and the church body. God, we thank you that we don’t have to run around looking for answers when the answer lies in your presence…your face. We thank you and we love you. In Jesus’ Name we pray—Amen.***