{"id":8261,"date":"2019-09-23T14:42:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T14:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=8261"},"modified":"2019-09-23T14:42:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T14:42:25","slug":"the-presence-of-god-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=8261","title":{"rendered":"THE PRESENCE OF GOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FAITH CAPSULE: <\/strong>Disobedient to God\u2019s word is to be in distance, away from God\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jonah 1, 2<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>John 1:1<\/em><\/strong> confirms,<strong> <em>&#8220;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>The word of God is God.<br \/>\nThe word of God is the presence of God that needs to be received, obediently for one\u2019s direction and preservation, not to become a victim of the wicked world.<br \/>\nThe word of God is a living word that is not stagnated but move, to locate anyone for God\u2019s direction as God purposes.<br \/>\nPages of the Bible testifies how the word of God, the presence of God came to locate them for His direction:<br \/>\n<strong><em>&#8220;After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, \u201cDo not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.\u201d (Genesis 15:1)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&#8220;Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying&#8230;&#8221; (1Kings 6:11)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>For, Elijah to receive provision from God, through a widow,<strong><em>\u00a0\u201cThen the word of the Lord came to him, saying, \u201cArise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.\u201d (1 Kings 17:8-9)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Jeremiah testifies,<strong><em>\u00a0\u201cThen the word of the Lord came to me, saying:\u201d (Jeremiah 1:4)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>John the Baptist word came to him just like Jonah,<strong><em> \u201c\u2026the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins\u201d (Luke 3:2-3)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>When the word of God (the presence of God) comes to you, as a direction in life, obey but do not be disobedient, to avoid self-destruction.<br \/>\nThe word of God came to Jonah, but he disobeyed to miss the presence of God.<br \/>\nThe Bible records,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, \u201cArise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.\u201d 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so, he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.&#8221; (Jonah 1:1-3)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Jonah&#8217;s disobedience to God&#8217;s word of direction is identified as Jonah&#8217;s fleeing from the presence of God.<br \/>\nWithout doubt, disobedience to walk against the word of God (the presence of God) is the avenue to destruction.<br \/>\nJonah&#8217;s disobedient of God placed him into the STORM at SEA.<br \/>\nBible records,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to be broken up.&#8221; (Jonah 1:4)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Disobedient to the word of God is walking from the presence of God into the distance.<br \/>\nAre you walking away from the word of God?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today:<\/strong> <em>Ask for God\u2019s hand to keep you from walking away from His word of direction.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAITH CAPSULE: Disobedient to God\u2019s word is to be in distance, away from God\u2019s presence. Jonah 1, 2 John 1:1 confirms, &#8220;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.&#8221; The word of God is God. 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