The Always-present God

Today we continue on a concept mentioned in yesterday’s post; to be in God’s Throne room 24/7.  It might sound absurd. How can I be busy with God all the time?  And then there is the question of missing the mark, to sin and fall short of His presence (Where did we even get that?).

So, first things first.  Missing the kingdom.  Is that even possible?  Well, no!  And here is my explanation.  The moment we have been baptized, we are dead to sin and alive through Christ, which is a topic on itself for another time.  We have a new identity.  We are now in Christ… not outside of Christ, in Him.  Jesus prays for His disciples in John…

"that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me." -John 17:21

See what this is?  God in us, we in Him.  There is no separating this unity.  What God has put together, no man can separate.  How else do we understand the scripture that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ?  We are in God and God in us.  That means that I am in the presence of God all the time, because God is in me.  Trying to move out of God’s Kingdom would be to try and get rid of your shadow.  When you confessed Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you gave up the option of living on your own, away from God.  God is always with you.

So, what are we missing then?  Why does it not always feel like God is near?  Well, our failure to observe.  Does scripture not say that He will never leave us, nor forsake us?  God is always present.  Picture this.  You are spending a day with a friend.  Wherever you go, that friend goes.  So not speaking with that friend or deliberately looking at them, does not mean that that friend disappeared for a moment, it only meant that you did not pay attention.  You weren’t aware.  You can spend an entire day like that with someone, without feeling any connection at all to that person.  Your relationship only grows, and knowledge is only gained from one another when you pay attention and engage this person.  It is exactly the same with God.

My challenge to you is then this; to not try and be in God’s presence 24/7, because that you are as we speak, but to be aware of God being in yours.