JEHOVAH SHAMMAH Part 2

The meaning of God's name, Jehovah Shammah, promises in Ezekiel 48:35 that His Presence would be with us.  

As a born again believer, His presence is always with us because WE are now the temple where God lives.  He is alive in us...He is there.

There is a deep spiritual hunger in each of our hearts that can only be satisfied by the presence of God Himself. God’s presence brings to us a culmination of all that He is.  Let’s look at a few of these attributes.

1. PEACE..John 14:27  I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.   

2. WISDOM...James 1:5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

3. DIRECTION...Psalm 37:23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail.

4. FAVOR...Psalm 5:12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

5. GRACE...2 Corinthians 12:9  My grace (undeserved favor and divine influence on your heart) is sufficient for you.

6. POWER...2 Timothy 1:7   For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].

7. JOY...John 15:11  I have told you these things so My joy may be in you and your joy may be full.

Scripture is clear that all of life is about being in God’s relational presence.  This is why David proclaims in Psalms 16:11, “in Your presence there is fullness of joy, at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore”  

The presence of God brings life.  His presence will take you through every situation you face.  What a privilege it is to have God’s presence in your life!

Father, I pray Ephesians 3:17-19: Christ may dwell in our hearts through our faith.  And may we, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,  be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love];  and [that we may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that we may be filled up [throughout our being] to all the fullness of God [so that we may have the richest experience of God’s presence in our lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].