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hen you walk into a room full of people, what happens? Depending on your personality and experience, there are many possibilities. Maybe you look for a place that might make you invisible. Perhaps you look for someone you know well so that you can attach yourself to them. You may commence to meeting and greeting strangers and getting to know them. There are many other possibilities too. Consider what effect you have on the people in the room. There are circumstances where the entrance of just one person changes the whole atmosphere. When a judge comes into his court, when a bride steps into a chapel, when a queen appears among her loyal subjects... their presence changes everything.
How about the presence of God; what is the impact of His obvious presence? The presence of God in the human heart brings a radical change. The presence of God in the assembly on Sunday morning is the defining ingredient. The presence of God on earth during the days of Christ's incarnation turned the world upside down and turned history on its head. The presence of God on earth at His second advent will revolutionize everything.
This Psalm reminds us of a few of the things that happened in Israel's history because God dwelt among His people. Their escape from Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea and of the Jordan River, the shaking of Mount Sinai and the fresh water that sprang miraculously from a rock in the wilderness... all of these occurrences were a direct result of God's presence among His people.
We know that God is omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-10). Yet, He is not obvious and apparent everywhere. Although He is superintending in every place that is a place, He chooses to manifest Himself specially and specifically in particular places, at specific times and to certain people. Even in our lives as the regenerated children of God, we need God's approving and controlling presence with us (Ephesians 5:18). We crave His comforting presence over us (John 14:16-18).
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