4) Are You More Sensitive To God’s Presence?

If the soul of the believer is in a healthy condition, he will take occasion to frequently come into God’s presence on purpose to have communion with Him.
A. W. Pink

God is here?

“Surely The Lord Is In This Place, And I Did Not Know It”

Many Christian’s identify more with the words of Jacob:
“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”
Genesis 28:20

Than with the promise of Jesus when He said:
“I am with you always” Matthew 28:20

According to one survey:

2 out of every 3 adults 68% (Christian) say that at some time in their lives they felt as if they were in God’s presence.

More than ½, 58% to be precise of non-Christians admitted the same thing.

1 out of 8, 13% (Christian) has felt God’s presence only 1 or 2 times in their life.

32% say that they have never felt His presence.
Born again Christians say 1/3 or 32% have either never felt God’s presence or have sensed it only once or twice in their lives.

What will result from a true Christian’s dullness to God’s company?

1) It necessarily means thinking less on often of God, His Word, and His Will.

2) This is not really that much different than that of the non-believer who rarely thinks of God.

We will more become like Moses in Ex. 2:12
“he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian”

How Do We Discern God’s Presence?

➢ The Universal Presence of God:
God is everywhere, there isn’t a place that He isn’t. Psalm 139:5-12 Jeremiah 23:24

➢ The Christological Presence of God
God was and is present in Jesus
John 1:1, 14 Colossians 2:9
Matthew 1:23—God with us

➢ The Indwelling Presence of God
God is present by His Holy Spirit in a unique way within Christians
John 14:16-17

➢ The Perceptible Presence of God
God’s presence is often perceived through His work or influence
Luke 1:66 Acts 11:21

➢ The Heavenly Presence of God
God’s presence is manifest in Heaven as in no other place
Matthew 6:9 Matthew 18:10

➢ The Eternal Presence of God
God’s presence will either be forever enjoyed in Heaven or forever forfeited in Hell
Revelation 21:3 II Thessalonians 1:9

Three things to do:

1) Seek Him through His Word

2) Seek Him through experiences that are founded on His Word

3) Seek Him through daily life in ways that are informed by His Word

Growing Through God’s Desertions

Opening Your Spiritual Eyes To His Presence

➢ Go often to the place where God has revealed Himself most clearly—the Bible
➢ Acknowledge His presence with you by talking with Him
➢ Seek Him in the manifestation of His presence given only in congregational worship
➢ Continually reaffirm the truth that He is omnipresent