The glory of God

There are various viewpoints on the presence of God and sadly some have just accepted that God is omnipresent which basicly means that God is everywhere all at the sam time. I believe that with all my God but there is available to the followers of Jesus Christ a tangible manifest presence of God. This is where God shows up in a special manner where the activity of God increases among all who are in that presence. This is also called the glory of God. God showed up to people throughout the Bible and whenever He did it was apparent that God was in the midst which caused a variety of reactions. When God lead the children of Israel out of Egypt this presence was seen as a cloud by day and fire by night. This brought fear to the Egyptians and comfort and direction for the Israel. Sunday night at Bethel we begin to see the glory of God and His presence was heavy in the room. All who were present lingered in the presence and longed for more of God. I believe that God is beginning to do a deep work in the hearts and lives of all who are willing to draw near to Him. If we seek Him we will be found by Him, Jer. 29:12-13. To experience God is to experience the essence of life and I desire to have an ever increasing the glory of God in ways that will change me so that I might please Him. I am confident of this 'we will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living', Psalm 27:13. I encourage you to pray and seek Him. Expect God to show up everytime we meet together as His children. I look forward to what God is going to do among us this Sunday at Bethel A/G.
May God bless you and shine His face upon you.

Pastor John Backes