The Power of God’s Presence

 

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
        love and faithfulness go before you.
¹⁵ Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
        who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord.
¹⁶ They rejoice in your name all day long;
        they exult in your righteousness.
¹⁷ For you are their glory and strength...

—The words of Ethan the Ezrahite in Psalm 89:14-17

 

In His Presence
By Dick and Melodie Tunney
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In the quiet of this hour
As I kneel before You now
I believe Your promise to be faithful
I don’t always understand
What Your perfect will demands
But I've learned to trust You more
In Your presence Lord

In Your presence there is comfort
In Your presence there is peace
When we seek to know Your heart
We will find such blessed assurance
In Your holy presence Lord

There can be such sweet reward
When we wait upon the Lord
As we take the time
He gives His perfect wisdom
To be found in Him alone
All our deepest secrets known
We're surrounded by His grace
When we seek His face

In Your presence there is comfort
In Your presence there is peace
When we seek the Father's heart
We will find such blessed assurance
An ever-open door
To know our Savior more
In the presence of our Lord

 

Christian artist, Sandi Patty, sings a lovely version of the above song from her album Quiet Hearts: Songs of Restful Peace for Women (available by clicking here). The words and melody crafted by the Tunneys parallels the ancient words of the Psalmist known as Ethan the Ezrahite included in the Scripture passage at the beginning of this blog post.

In both instances, these authors—separated by thousands of years—give testimony to the power of God’s Presence. Did you notice the qualities we may experience when we walk in the light of God’s Presence?

• We may rejoice in God’s Name



• We may exult in righteousness



• We may experience God’s glory and strength

I don’t know about you, but those seem like reasons that would commend walking in the light of God’s Presence. God longs for us to accept His loving care. He wants us to dwell in His Presence. He encourages us to depend on the indwelling Holy Spirit to help us bend our wills to His will.

Are you looking for peace, comfort, contentment, and joy? You will find all of these as you walk in the light of God’s Presence.

Will you pray with me?

Thank You, God, for loving us. Thank You for sending Jesus to be our Savior. Thank You for sending us Your Holy Spirit to dwell within us.

Precious Father, we invite Your Holy Spirit to take our hands and guide us along the pathway You have laid out for us. Help us to stay on the right path. Lead us that we may walk in the light of Your Presence.

We thank You, Precious Father, that You daily supply a full measure of Your mercy and grace. And, we thank You for hearing our prayer in and through the precious Name of Your Son, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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