THE PRESENCE OF GOD

By A. W. Tozer

The righteous shall give thanks . . . the upright shall dwell
in thy presence. Psalm 140:13

    The spiritual giants of old were those who at some time
became acutely conscious of the presence of God.  They
maintained that consciousness for the rest of their lives.

    How otherwise can the saints and prophets be
explained?  How  otherwise  can we  account for the
amazing power for good they have exercised over
countless generations?

    Is it not that indeed they had become friends of God? Is
it not that they walked in conscious communion with the
real Presence and addressed their prayers to God with the
artless  conviction  that  they  were  truly  addressing----
Someone actually there?

    Let me say it again, for certainly it is no secret: we do
God honor in believing what He has said about Himself
and coming boldly to His throne of grace than by hiding
in a self-conscious humility!

    Those unlikely men chosen by our Lord as His closest
disciples might well have hesitated to claim friendship
with Christ. But Jesus said to them,"You are my friends!"

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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.