“You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” —Psalm 16:11
Our lives are messy, often full of chaos. While getting through daily living, we can be sure of one thing: God’s presence is with us.
In the beginning, His Spirit “hovered” over an earth that was “without form and void” (Genesis 1:2). Now He hovers over our lives. His presence is ready to bring life into our disorderly world.
He wants us to know He is with us, hovering directly over us, ready to speak words of light into our darkness. In the very next verse, God spoke light into existence. “Let there be light,” He said. The original Hebrew language literally states, “Light be, and light was.” I like that. It’s direct. God speaks, it happens.
He will do the same for our individual lives. We need to open the doors and windows of our souls to allow the presence of the Holy Spirit to speak words of life and light into our lives.
I urge you to take the presence of God personally. It is not just about church or what you do. God’s presence is about you, a son or daughter of the Heavenly Father. We all have areas of our lives that need the refreshing and healing of the Holy Spirit. We all need the presence of God.
Psalm 91 is a warfare psalm about God’s presence. As I read the entire Psalm, especially the beginning, I realized the Psalm speaks of abiding in the presence of God to find safety in warfare.
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, we are engaged in spiritual warfare. We are all facing battles that can seem overwhelming. But God promises us His presence and His victory, where we will experience the “fullness of joy.”
The path of life truly begins in God’s presence. Don’t miss it!
