STAY IN GOD'S ATMOSPHERE

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Psalms 95:6

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.


After the fall of man we see that there was the tendency of man doing his own things. For man was created with the power of choice and the creative power of his maker. In light he glorifies God but in darkness he promotes evil.


Also there was free access of satan and other spirit beings to manipulate the mind of man. If man let him self go with no caution or with false illusions man became a prey of the enemy and sin.


Remember God told Cain:


Genesis 4:7

You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”


Hear it in the New Testament:


Romans 12:21

Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.


Romans 12:21 

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.


We also observe that the flesh of man which was dead to God also longed for things which were not of God.


Through all these times of separation from God, we saw some special people who still sought after God they wanted to know their creator and desired to seek His atmosphere.


One remarkable man was Enoch who the bible said He sought so much of God that He became literally transferred from this atmosphere to the heavenly atmosphere.


Genesis 5:24

And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him


We could begin to list the great men and women who stood out from their generation to seek God and lived for Him.


Some heard of Him and wanted to know more, some decided that they would dedicate their life, being faithful to God, while others were taught in God's ways and they did not depart from it.


I am awed by these great people because they battled in the flesh yet they conquered. Do we talk of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Job, David and Daniel.

These great men stood in faith killing their flesh that they may live a life pleasing to God.

They counted their flesh as nothing. They were people who dwelled in God's atmosphere.


One common glory about all these men is that they prospered eventually even while still on earth see what Jesus said:


Matthew 19:29

 "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit everlasting life.


John 12:25

 "He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.


We must be in His atmosphere, if we do not, we get used to a false atmosphere and thereafter get comfortable in that shallow place. It could then take a hard torment or difficulty to wake us from our slumber and to bring us back to our maker.


I prefer to stay in God's atmosphere now. There is no better option.


Key elements of those in His presence are a life of prayer, worship and study of His word. However above all one great activity is meditation, involving talking with God in your Spirit man, this we do at anytime and any place. That we may always be in His atmosphere.


Matthew 22:37

Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'


Remember many things battle for the attention of our mind but only one supercedes them all. That which will give rest to our soul.


When you are in the Lord's atmosphere it reflects in your lifestyle, making you a sweet smelling savour to the Lord. A vessel unto honour. Glory to God.


Stay in His atmosphere.


Help us Good Lord.


He calls us blessed.


Love

@ the watcher

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