Text: Hebrews 9-10
God’s provision, power and protection are summarized in a word. Presence.
was the symbol of the presence of God.
In Jesus we can
the presence of God.
We were created by God not just to know about but to know, not just to have information but to have
.
God is everywhere present, not bound by time or space. He is
.
But there are times, moments, that I am to feel, to experience His presence. Those who came before us in faith called it the
of God. (Ps. 34:8; Eph. 4:17-19)
We’ve taught in the church to be
of experience because experience can lead us astray.
The answer isn’t to spurn all experience but to be
by the truth of God’s Word in the midst of any and all experience.
I’m afraid we have rationalized to the point where are, in reality,
the invitation of God to come through the curtain into His presence.
Those who experience God’s presence
. (Num. 9:15-17)
Those positioned to experience His presence follow where He leads, obey what He directs,
drawing near to Him.
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is
; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11