“A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else!” (Ps 84:10; NLT). God is omnipresent so His presence is with us at all times and also all around us; we can see it in the beauty of God’s creation (Ps 114:7; 139:7-12). In the Old Testament the presence of God led the Israelites in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night (Ex 13:21). Later on, God’s presence was in the tabernacle (Ex 40:3, 34) and also in the temple, in the Holy of Holies. King David was someone who loved the presence of God (Ps 16:11), it was the one thing he wanted more than anything else (Ps 27:4). He quoted God as saying, “Seek My face (inquire for and require My presence as your vital need). My heart says to You, Your face (Your presence Lord, will I seek, inquire for, and require (of necessity and on the authority of your word). (PS 27:8; AMPC). The word “face” in Hebrew often means “presence” as in this verse. The Bible also tells us how we can enjoy God’s presence more fully and it’s through worship, “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise” (Ps 100:4; CSB). As New Testament Christians we have the presence of God living right inside us in the form of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19).
In heaven we will experience the ultimate presence of God, “I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple” (Rev 21:22; NLT) and Rev 22:4, “And they shall see His Face and His name will be written on their foreheads” (NLT). Hallelujah!