Learning to abide in His Presence

To be like Jesus, requires being with Jesus. To treat others with love and respect means spending time at the feet of Jesus receiving from Him love and learning from Him what is true. When we live in His Presence, His words and His Spirit not only minister to our hearts and bring us courage but also fill us up with hope, light and life. When we try to live out of our own effort and understanding we fall short. When we live in Christ and He lives in us, we have His grace/favor as a shield around us, we have His glory within us and His fire surrounding and protecting us, we have it grace and love poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit He has given us and we have our life truly on a solid rock. When we step back into our own ability, nothing but chaos and heartache ensues. So this week, today, every moment of this day, rest in Him, trust Him, rely on Him, pray to Him, ask of Him, depend on Him, believe Him and watch and see what He will do in and for and through you. Abide in Him and He will abide in you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Seek what it means to say “Jesus, Your Presence is heaven to me”.