RECOGNIZING THE PRESENCE OF GOD!

RECOGNIZING THE PRESENCE OF GOD!


It is NOT always
Easy to RECOGNIZE the PRESENCE
Of God-in today's world


The disciples are WALKING
Along the road to Emmaus-
A man-joins them-and it is
Christ himself


And isn't that the way it is
With us-despite the fact that
Jesus IS always with us-despite that-
We do not always recognize him


“........Jesus himself
Drew near and WALKED with them


But their eyes
Were prevented from recognizing him” Luke 24:15-16


And isn't that the way
It is with us-perhaps we are TOO FOCUSED
On the things of this world


To RECOGNIZE God and Jesus
In our lives
He is ALIVE in our world
OPEN your eyes=open
MY eyes and we will see him


We will SEE God and Jesus
We will RECOGNIZE the PRESENCE
Of God and Jesus in our lives


Jesus ALWAYS WALKS beside us
He is always RIGHT THERE
With us-going through
WHATEVER we are going through


RECOGNIZING the presence of God
In our lives


“By their FRUIT
You will RECOGNIZE them


Do people pick grapes
From thorn bushes?
Or figs from thistles?” Matthew 7:16


Yes Jesus=was walking
With his disciples=the GOOD FRUIT
Of the LORD!


Do you recognize
The GOOD Lord in the
Good things of this world?


Do you see him
In the good of your life?


The SIGNS are everywhere
He-the Lord-can be SEEN
In the FACE of a beggar
On the side of the road


He-THE LORD-LIVES in the
Victims of violence


He LIVES in the poor-
In the widows-in the orphans-
And ALL the marginalized
Of this world


He PLEADS with us
NOT to turn our hearts
He pleads with us=to
RECOGNIZE HIM-to just-
OPEN OUR EYES


RECOGNIZING God-recognizing Jesus-
In this world


The PRESENCE OF GOD IS EVERYWHERE


“Because of my INTEGRITY
You uphold me


And set me
In your PRESENCE FOREVER” Psalm 41:12


“You have MADE KNOWN to me
The PATHS of life


You will FILL ME
With JOY in your PRESENCE” Acts 2:28


Dear Lord-HELP US not to be like
Your disciples of yesteryear


But ALWAYS open our hearts-
And TURN our eyes-and RECOGNIZE
You and YOUR SON Jesus-
In today's world


In Jesus' name,


Robert P. Wallman
4-29-17




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Paul Pennick