Jesus’s Presence Needed Have you ever thought you’ve got it all figured out when suddenly the bottom drops out and you’re left hanging not sure which way is up or down? This was what happened for two of Jesus’ disciples. Everything was going great. Crowds were gathering hailing Jesus as Messiah, miracles were taking place […]

Desiring God’s Presence As believers in Jesus Christ, there is one thing we desire above anything and everything else in our present state of distress, and that is the presence of God. Our prayer would match Isaiah’s, who cried out, “Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble […]

Measured You cannot give a teaspoon of time and expect a gallon of God’s glorious presence in return. There’s a universal law that says you’ll reap what you sow. If you sow a little time and energy in your relationship with God, then you’ll only reap a little of God’s presence, but if you sow […]

What Are We Hitching God’s Presence To? Are we hitching God’s presence to humanity’s new carts? David desperately wanted the presence of God. After securing Jerusalem as his and Israel’s capital, David also wanted it to be the place where God’s presence resided. For the past 70 years, the Ark of the Covenant had been […]

Measured You cannot give a teaspoon of time and expect a gallon of God’s presence in return. There’s a universal law saying you’ll reap what you sow. If you sow a little time and energy in your relationship with God, then you’ll only reap a little of God’s presence, but if you sow a lot, […]

Our Need For God’s Presence After the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, two disciples were traveling to the village of Emmaus. While on their way they were discussing the events of the past week, which concluded with several women saying Jesus had risen from the dead and was alive. As they were pondering the […]