First sign of trouble: "...Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God..."
Then Cain caused himself much grief and he "...went out from the presence of the Lord..." and dwelt outside of paradise.
Then we don't read of the presence of the Lord again until 1 Chronicles & it is trees that recognize His presence and sing out as He comes to judge the world.
Then the people prepared a house for God's name & recognized His presence dwelt there because of that name & that if they stood in that presence because of that name and cried out He would hear them and save them. (II Chrons. 20:9) God exalted Jesus giving Him that name which is above every name. (Phil. 2:9)
The next time we see someone in the presence of the Lord it is Satan! ( Job 1:12; 2:7)
But in the psalms, David (a man after God's own heart) understood the presence of God and He had a revelation of Jesus Christ. "Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence." (Ps. 140:13.)
Then the prophets began to speak of the presence of The Lord as God revealed His plan.
"Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD [is] at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests." (Zep 1:7)
No mention of the presence of God in the gospels, because He was made flesh and dwelt among us....a greater revelation.
"For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" (Hebrews 9:24)
Where does Christ dwell...within us...in that holy place not made with human hands...we are the temple of the living God. We are the presence of the Lord God on earth today. But, how can we reveal Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world when we have not had a greater revelation of Him ourselves.
Jesus asked Peter, 'who do you say that I am?' What is your revelation of me Peter? And Peter said, "You are the Christ (messiah), the son of the living God!" And Jesus told Peter he was blessed because man had not revealed that to him, but the Heavenly Father had and that it would be upon this revelation of Christ that He would build HIS church! Who's church are we attending? If we are not having a greater and greater revelation of Christ...
He warned them that many would come saying they were Christ and deceive many & people would say there He is or He is over there, but don't believe them.
The coming of the son of man will be obvious as He is revealed in His people, from His Holy Temple...when people begin to have a greater revelation of Jesus Christ they will see what has always been from before the foundation of world and will always be forever...
Paul had a greater revelation of Jesus Christ. He knew who Jesus was and only when man truly knows who Jesus is can he begin to fully understand who he is and then walk in his greatest potential. Paul walked on a higher ground. He lived above his circumstances. He lived in the very center of grace.
Not everyone has the same calling or purpose, but whatever it is you will know it because you will have God's grace to fulfill it and deep satisfaction in doing so. And in fulfilling it you will be the head and not the tail. You will abound in every good work. You will have to give. You will know the blessing and the favor of God and you will continually have a greater revelation of Jesus Christ.
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