Psalms 84:10-11 (NKJV) For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
It is such a blessing to be able to stay in the presence of God. It is in the presence of God that we are reminded He is our shield. He is faithful like the sun that rises daily, and He gives life. He will grant grace and He will not withhold any good thing from those who walk uprightly. The glory is His presence with you wherever you go. Remember, it is in the courts of the Lord where His presence is and that’s where we are blessed. It is better to sit with an omnipresent God where all wisdom flows than to be in the presence of 1000 secular gurus!
In the presence of God is the fullness of joy and pleasure evermore because He gives the assurance. Faith will rise in His presence. It is in His presence where there is infinite wisdom because you are communing with Him and there is a transfer of wisdom from the Lord to you. It is not human wisdom but a higher form of wisdom that works. It brings faith and confidence when you know that He is with you and for you. It is such an assurance.
Our hearts are open to the Spirit of God when we worship in spirit and in truth. We are to tune in to what He has to say when we soak in His presence. At the same time, we need to allow the Word to abide in us because the Word of God is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. The Word coupled with the leading of the Holy Spirit will lead us in the path of righteousness. We would want and desire to live in the will of God and be yoked to Christ.
Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Let God infuse us with grace for life and strengthen our hearts as we choose to worship instead of looking at the circumstances. These unseen things happen when we are in the spirit of praise and worship.
Let us arise, and do what Ruth Ward Heflin said in her book “Glory: Experiencing The Atmosphere Of Heaven”, to “praise…until the spirit of worship comes. Worship… until the glory comes. Then… stand in the glory”.
Habakkuk 3:18 (NKJV) Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
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使“常在神的同在里”成为一种习惯
诗篇 84:10-11 在你的院宇住一日，胜似在别处住千日；宁可在我神殿中看门，不愿住在恶人的帐棚里。因为耶和华神是日头，是盾牌，要赐下恩惠和荣耀。他未尝留下一样好处不给那些行动正直的人。
能够留在神的同在里是何等有福。神的同在提醒我们祂是我们的盾牌。祂的信实如同太阳，每天升起，祂还赐与生命。祂会施恩惠，祂不会留下一样好处不给那些行为正直的人。那荣耀就是祂的同在，无论你去到哪里都与你同在。记住，神的同在只在祂的院宇中，那里也是我们的蒙福之地。在一个满溢着智慧的所在与无所不在的神同席，胜过面对一千个世俗的大师！
在神面前有永远丰盛的欢喜快乐，因为祂给了我们确据。信心必在祂面前兴起。在祂面前有无限的智慧，因为你在与祂交流的时候，就有智慧从主转给了你。起作用的不是人类的智慧，而是一种更高形式的智慧。当你知道祂与你同在，并且服侍你的时候，就会带来信心和自信。这是何等的确据。
当我们用心灵和诚实敬拜时，我们的心是向神的灵敞开的。当我们沉浸在祂的同在里，我们要专心聆听祂的话语。同时，我们也要让圣道住在我们心里，因为神的话语是我们脚前的灯，是我们路上的光。这话语加上圣灵的引导，将带领我们行走义路。我们想要并且渴望活在神的旨意里，并与基督同负一轭。
希伯来书 4:16 所以，我们只管坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前，为要得怜恤，蒙恩惠，作随时的帮助。
让上帝赐给我们生命的恩典，当我们选择敬拜而不是看环境时，坚固我们的心。当我们处于赞美和敬拜的属灵状态中，这些看不见的事情都会发生。
让我们起来，像Ruth Ward Heflin在她的书《荣耀：经历天国的氛围》 所说的：“赞美……直到敬拜的灵降临。敬拜……直到荣耀降下。然后……站在荣耀里”。
哈巴谷书 3:18 然而，我要因耶和华欢欣，因救我的神喜乐。
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