STAY IN HIS ATMOSPHERE

Matthew 4: 10 – 11

Jesus said to him, "Get away from me, Satan! The Scriptures say, 'You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him!'"

So the devil left him. Then some angels came to Jesus and helped him.

In the beginning, Adam failed to dwell in God’s presence making us (humans) to fall.

Just as scriptures say that by one man sin came into the world.

Romans 5:12
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

*man is the originator of his own sin!

The same way Adam had to decide to stay in God’s atmosphere we too have to decide to stay in God’s presence.

Man was made in God's image having that power "to decide". So for those blaming God for this or that, know that man has the power to decide that will power is God's nature In man.this is what makes us accountable and also liable to be judged. Selah

Listen.

God wasn’t bothering Adam neither his wife, they had a free hand to do all they needed to do, of course God did not create a robot and not even an angel, he made man, in His image who had a will of his own.

Genesis 3:8

During the cool part of the day, the LORD God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.

God was not bothering man, He did not ask too much of Him as long as man was living in obedience He had nothing to worry about.

God expected man to:

* be productive;

* be about His business;

* take care of his home

* rest

   and of course to

* spend time in His presence.

Hear this truth, anyone who just mops around doing nothing all in the name of waiting for the return of the Lord, living off other people’s hard work and earnings, definitely is not of God’s will.

That one that practices idling away in a place of worship day after day, not making himself/herself useful is definitely not in God’s will.

Ephesians 4:28

The thief must no longer steal but must work hard and do what is good with his own hands, so that he might have something to give to the needy.

Those idlers and lazy people are not of God, there is no place in God's kingdom for them and there is no scriptural teaching that supports this anomaly instead it is rebuked.

Acts 20: 34 - 35 (This was Paul talking – warning to the lazy pastors & ministers)

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who were with me.

In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

That which will always be in God’s presence is our spirit man, connected to the source of life, uplifting our body which is the machine that gives us legal stay here on earth.

Therefore let us not get it wrong, our useful work here on earth does not cancel out the continual atmosphere of God’s presence, at the cool of the day He will commune with us and will not find us disconnected.

So keep on working in the physical and in the spirit, rest, relax and take time out but never get disconnected from the Almighty.

May we always remain in His atmosphere.

PRAYER
Loving Father as You continue to prosper me in this world keep me continually in Your presence that is where I belong and that is where I am. I love You Lord. Glory to Your name Lord forevermore.

He calls us blessed.

Love

@the watcher.