Day #294 - God is Present

The Presence - A Devotional for living in Thanksgiving, Worship and Wonder

“But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭14‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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What are your friends like?

A man named Dan Pena is credited with the phrase, “show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” There is a lot of truth to this statement. I’ve heard others share wisdom that we become like the five people we spend the most time with. Our friends have a major influence on us.

Our friends not only have a major influence on us in practical things but they also have an influence on whether we experience “the Presence” more or not. David said that God is present in the company of the righteous. The corporate presence of God comes upon us in a way together that we don’t experience alone (and yes His presence comes upon us alone in a way we don’t experience with others around).

One day I was at a conference my friend Ben Dixon was hosting and he brought Todd White to minister. We went into a small room to pray one morning with Todd. It was just the three of us. God was present in our company. It was hard to describe but we fell on our faces and could not get up. The weight of God’s glory was upon us. We were marked in His presence as we wept before Him and a holy fear was stirred up in my life.

Each week we have been having prayer meetings where we minister to the Lord at our church. We have anywhere between 5 and 40 people that usually come to our times of prayer. But God keeps coming. A pastor friend just dropped into one of these prayer meetings with about 5 of us and one worship leader on guitar. Heaven was opened and God was in our company. He asked, “is it always like this?” Lately it has been more of than not.

When we the righteous come together to seek Him, He is with us. He is in our company. Join with righteous friends who love Jesus in faith and get ready for an encounter with and in Him. Your company will impact your encounter with “the Presence.”

Lord Jesus, thank You for the church! Thank You for the company of the righteous! You at present in our company. Lord, I honor the gathering and coming together or Your saints. Manifest among us Your people. Your presence is our reward. In Your name, amen.