{"id":6019,"date":"2022-06-16T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=6019"},"modified":"2022-05-14T10:14:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T15:14:01","slug":"presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/06\/16\/presence\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>1 Kings 15:25-17:24 ESV<\/a>, Acts 10:24-48 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 134:1-3 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 17:9-11 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cSo I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence<\/em> of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.\u201d (Acts 10:33 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAREIMI (3918): <\/strong>\u201cTo be near, i.e. at hand. To be by, at hand or present, of persons, of things, of a particular season in the Lord\u2019s life on earth.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picking up where we left off yesterday, Peter, now in Cornelius’ home, shares the gospel for the first time with Gentiles, non-Jews.  Cornelius explains how an angel told him to send for Peter.  Gathered in the presence of God, Peter speaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As followers of Christ, God\u2019s presence never leaves us.  Our feelings don\u2019t determine God\u2019s attendance in our lives.  Don\u2019t let your emotions trick you into believing a lie.  Often, God works in silence as we move through our days.  Seeds planted in darkness grow into the light.  Just because we can\u2019t see the growth doesn\u2019t negate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draw near.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trusting God\u2019s presence in our lives allows us to draw near Him.  When events unfold in our day, we can look for God\u2019s hand\u2014running late to work because of an unexpected occurrence or maybe God\u2019s way of protecting you from an accident.  Or perhaps not getting the promotion allows you to spend more time with your family, time you\u2019ll never get back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When my nephew died, I thanked God for my time with him on earth.  I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t get the promotion to District Manager of the Midwest, requiring me to move 1000 miles away.  Disappointed at the time, now I\u2019m grateful I stayed and spent those years with my nephew.  God knew what I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God never leaves nor forsakes us.  Feelings don\u2019t equal facts.  Trust God\u2019s presence with you, even when you don\u2019t feel it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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[i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 192) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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