When we experience the presence of God, we are changed forever. Something transformative happens, and we’re never the same. Jesus commands change!
God is so good to lavish His mercy and grace on us. Things we don’t deserve are granted while things deserved are put aside.
“For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 God’s presence changes everything. The prior verses in this text read: “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven. Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.”
That’s a powerful gift we have been given. I was in a service once where the power of God’s presence was so heavy that I could hardly speak, let alone ask for anything. All I could do was worship Him. It was a life-changing presence. After a while, He asked me what I wanted from Him? I outlined three things and said, “If it’s your will, this is what I want to see happen.” Over a year, all three things came to pass. And you can imagine my joy and worship concerning the answers.
If we look at scripture, we see examples of people with whom Jesus interacted who were changed forever: the blind gained sight, the deaf heard, the dead raised to life, the possessed released. Each left God’s presence changed. We should want to be in His presence, daily, in His Word, and in our daily walk.
In His presence, we are changed and Never The Same!