GOD IS WITH US

GOD IS WITH US Of course-at this TIME of year- As we approach OUR SAVIOR'S BIRTH- We know-that GOD is with us But the TRUTH is the PRESENCE Of God-is ALWAYS with us In good times-in bad times- And in ALL TIMES in between “I have been with you WHEREVER you want........” 2 Samuel 7:9 God NEVER stops accompanying us- ESPECIALLY in the bad times- The MOST painful times-when we Can't even see him He is CARRYING us On his back God carries us- Even-in the bleakest of times ESPECIALLY- In the bleakest of times “You yourselves Have SEEN what I did To Egypt And how I carried you ON EAGLES WINGS And brought you to myself” Exodus 19:4 “........ There you saw How the Lord your God CARRIED YOU As a father CARRIES his son ALL the way you went Until you reached this place” Deuteronomy 1:31 “For prophecy NEVER had its origin In the human will But prophets-though human- SPOKE from God As they were carried ALONG BY the HOLY SPIRIT” 2 Peter 1:21 That IS the truth of the matter We will NEVER see God Face-to-face EXCEPT those who encountered-and- LIVED and saw Jesus During his time But the PRESENCE OF God Is here LIVING in us-in the form of- In the ESSENCE of HIS SPIRIT And though we could not see him We could FEEL HIM Especially during those experiences Of INTENSE emotional pain And the seeming absence of God God never Stopped accompanying you/me God is ALWAYS with us “Do not cast me From your presence Or take your Holy Spirit From me” Psalm 51:11 “However-as it is written: 'What no eye has seen What no ear has heard And what no human mind Has conceived' The things God has PREPARED For those who LOVE HIM These are the things God has REVEALED to us By his SPIRIT” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 THIS CHRISTMAS EVE As we CELEBRATE The COMING of our Lord Let us be REMINDED That Jesus was ONCE here IN THE FLESH Spreading the WORD OF GOD He is STILL with us In Spirit Emmanuel=GOD IS WITH US= ALWAYS & FOREVER Robert P. Wallman 12-23-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.