“God is present in the company of the righteous” Psalms 14:5 (NIV) God is everywhere but God is with us in different ways in different places. We find this throughout the Bible. God is present in the burning bush, on Mt. Sinai, in the Temple, at the Transfiguration, and at Pentecost. But the last is best, for God likes to progressively increase his grace. When the Psalmist wrote Psalm 14 God was more present to his followers than to those who rejected him. He watched them and helped them. But after Pentecost God is now present inside his followers because we replace the Temple. So now God is with us, even in a single righteous person! But even better than that: “Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” Matthew 18:20 (NIV). So when we gather in Jesus’ name his presence is magnified! This is something that we connect with through faith. As we trust that God is with us, we open up to experiencing his heightened presence. Since God is with us, he is our encouragement for every blessing and in every trial.
Do you remind yourself that God is always with you?
