God's Presence Speaks

John l4:2l...He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.

Many have made comment that they feel uncomfortable at times with preachers or other members of the Body of Christ who say, “The Lord told me,” as if they had just heard from God directly. They give the impression that we must believe that everything they say is true. After all, why would we ever argue with a Word from God?

However, then again, for many of us, at the moments in life when we find one of our own who is gravely ill telling us that the Lord had spoken to them and has made Himself known to them, we have little doubt that experience did indeed occur. In many cases, I, too, have come away with the sense that they did, indeed, have an experience with the Lord as they had been drawn into His unseen presence.

I heard a quote many years ago by G.K. Chesterton, trying to think of an analogy to what these believers feel, wrote: “Plato has told you a truth; but Plato is dead. Shakespeare has startled you with an image; but Shakespeare will startle you no more. But imagine what it would be to live with such men still living, to know that Plato may break out with an original lecture, tomorrow, or that at any moment Shakespeare might shatter everything with a simple song.”

'Jesus is alive' in every sense of the word and He is fully aware of each one of us, of each moment of our lives, and all our needs. But, what would seem to be the doorway into such an occurrence? As we live in 'obedience' to Him, we can expect Him to keep His promise to manifest Himself to us. Then, we can say with all humility, “The Lord spoke to me.”


Quote from personal Christian Journal, 2004.

God's Presence Speaks


John l4:2l...He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.

Many have made comment that they feel uncomfortable at times with preachers or other members of the Body of Christ who say, “The Lord told me,” as if they had just heard from God directly. They give the impression that we must believe that everything they say is true. After all, why would we ever argue with a Word from God?

However, then again, for many of us, at the moments in life when we find one of our own who is gravely ill telling us that the Lord had spoken to them and has made Himself known to them, we have little doubt that experience did indeed occur. In many cases, I, too, have come away with the sense that they did, indeed, have an experience with the Lord as they had been drawn into His unseen presence.

I heard a quote many years ago by G.K. Chesterton, trying to think of an analogy to what these believers feel, wrote: “Plato has told you a truth; but Plato is dead. Shakespeare has startled you with an image; but Shakespeare will startle you no more. But imagine what it would be to live with such men still living, to know that Plato may break out with an original lecture, tomorrow, or that at any moment Shakespeare might shatter everything with a simple song.”

'Jesus is alive' in every sense of the word and He is fully aware of each one of us, of each moment of our lives, and all our needs. But, what would seem to be the doorway into such an occurrence? As we live in 'obedience' to Him, we can expect Him to keep His promise to manifest Himself to us. Then, we can say with all humility, “The Lord spoke to me.”


Quote from personal Christian Journal, 2004.

 

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