“For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me (Heb. 13:5b,6; KJV).

This passage leaves no doubt in our minds about God’s presence with us. We don’t need to pray and ask God to be with us because these verses show he already is. If you can’t feel his presence, just confess these verses and thank him that he is with you whether you sense it or not.

Joshua 1:9 and Deuteronomy 31:6 and 8 also tell us that God is with us and because of that we should not fear. So, as you go through your day remind yourself of God's presence with you, wherever you are and whatever you do and that he is there to help you.

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“And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to bottom” (Mark 15:37-38 KJV). In the Old Testament only the high priest could enter the holy of holies in the temple and that only once a year (Lev 16:2). The priest went through the veil that separated the holy place from the holy of holies. When he did this, he entered into the very presence of God (Lev 16:2).

When Christ died on that cross the veil was broken. Jesus paid the price for our sins and opened the door of access for us into the very presence of God (Heb 4:16; Eph 2:18).

In the Old Testament Moses acted as an intermediary between the people and God. The word says they were baptized into Moses. (Ex 17:3-6) They trembled at the awesome presence of God (Ex 21:18-21).

We have been baptized into Christ (1Cor 2:3-6) and God the Father dwells in us in Christ Jesus. (John 17:23) As Gods children we can callout Abba, Father (Rom 8; 15). Abba is an intimate word for our Father, like our children calling us daddy. What a wonderful picture of free, intimate access to a loving, forgiving, awesome daddy, with whom nothing is impossible.

Get on your own with God today and let his love, forgiveness and acceptance just surround you like a daddy’s arms.

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There is something so very pure, simple and beautiful about Gensis 24:67. Isaac saw Rebekah for the first time and the bible says he: “took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her” (KJV).

God’s love is an unconditional love; a love based in faith, not on anything the other does or does not do for us (1 Cor 13:1-13). God’s love never fails (1 Cor 13:8) and we are commanded to love with the God kind of love (John 13:34.

Marriage was God’s idea (Gen 2:24) and to be successful it must be done God’s way. In Ephesians 5:21 married couples are told to submit: “one to another in the fear of God”. This means to listen, communicate, submit, defer and agree in unselfish love. Husbands are to love their wives as Jesus loved the church and gave himself for her (Eph 5:25). Husbands are to love their wives as their own bodies (Eph 5:28).

In an environment of harmony, the sacrificial love of her husband and mutual submission, the wife is to submit to her husband as head of the home (Eph 5:22).

God knew, that in all facets of life, we needed order and authority for his peace and fullness to be experienced. A marriage based on God’s love and with God at the center is a pure, beautiful, simple and successful thing (Eccl 4:12). 

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"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help" (Psalm 121:1; KJV). Hebrews 12:2 tells us we should LOOK to Jesus because he is the beginning and the end of our faith. The meaning of: "LOOK" in that verse means giving Jesus our undivided attention.

In Numbers 21:5-9 we read about the Israelites who had been complaining to God and as a result God sent fiery serpents amongst them. However, Moses interceded on behalf of the people. God told Moses to hold up a bronze serpent and that if a serpent bitt anyone and they LOOKED at the bronze serpent, they would live.

In John 3:14 Jesus compared the raising of the bronze serpent to his being lifted up on the cross. If we LOOK to Jesus (with believing eyes) then we are delivered from spiritual death. Plus, if we look on Jesus with the eyes of faith he will deliver us from all the works of the devil.

Jesus also had to look to God in his life; John 5:19-21 reveals that Jesus could only do what He SAW the Father doing - all the more reason for us to keep our eyes on him from whom our help comes.

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In the Bible we are told to be prepared for the coming of Jesus (Mark 13:33, Matt 24:42, Luke 21:34 and 1 Thess 5:6). The story of the 5 virgins in Matthew chapter 25, is also a reminder that we should be ready because Jesus could come when we are not expecting him. In fact, everything the Bible has to say about the rapture is that it will happen suddenly: "in the twinkling of an eye" (1 Cor 15:52), when we least expect it. Revelation 1:7 confirms that Jesus will definitely be coming back.

I don't believe there has been very much preaching about the Lord's return in our churches, but none the less in the scriptures, we are definitely advised to be ready. I believe this means we should be thinking about it, anticipating it and excited about it. Watching for the Lord's return doesn't mean neglecting our earthly duties or guessing what date it will be, because we are told that only the Father knows that (Mark 13:32). We need to be busy about the Father's business as we wait.

The Bible doesn't tell us a whole lot about what heaven will be like but we do know this, there will be non-stop worship (Rev. 4:8), there will be no more pain and sorrow (Rev. 21:4), we will enjoy the fountain of the water of life (Rev. 21:6) and we will have unbroken fellowship with God (Rev. 21:3). Now that is cause for excitement.

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