The Presence of God

Reading Verse: Joshua 16:1-10

The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

Genesis 39:2

It is written in the Word of God that Joseph experienced many processes and challenges. His brothers hated him so much that they sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, regardless of his processes Joseph was successful and became popular in Egypt. One key of his success is because God was with him. And as for us, if we want to succeed we need the presence of God. God has unlimited power and He will lead us into the path of success. Even though there are troubles in life, if God is with us then we will achieve success. Whatever we do if it is led by the presence of God, then it will be a blessing to us.

The presence of God makes everything easier; what is impossible to men is possible to God. The key of God’s presence is that our lives must be pleasing before God because He will be with us when our lives are pleasing and holy. Our God is holy, so we also must be holy. We even need to ask the Holy Spirit to be with us all the time so that we can be led to the truth and the path to success. Let us always get close to God, because whenever we have a close relationship with God, He will be with our lives. Moreover, we need to be humble. In other words, we are aware of our ability, confess the greatness of God and fully dependent on God. As a great man we can fall, as a perfect man we can fail, but only with God’s presence can we be successful. In addition, to have God’s presence, we must have diligence and perseverance. God was with Joseph because he was able to manage all his responsibilities well. So, whatever God has entrusted us with, we must manage it with diligence and perseverance.

Surrender all to God, let God be with us and work in us. Everything is pointless without His presence since human’s ability has limits. On the other hand, when God is with us, we will receive blessings and success. Never be afraid of any challenges, because He who is with us is bigger than anything. His presence is perfect and He will lead us into victory.

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