His presence

I was driving home yesterday and I had this urge to just shut off the radio and imagine Jesus sitting there with me. I sat quietly for awhile. My heart began to pound in my chest! I wasn’t worthy of his presence there with me but yet there he was and I was full of both joy and sorrow. Joy that he would even be with me but sorrow because I know who I am. Tears filled my eyes as my thoughts turned away from me and onto him. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. We marvel at angels yet they are in awe of him! They worship him!! When you put your trust in Jesus, he sends the Holy Spirit to live in you. It is the very presence of God himself living inside you!! The one who even the angels worship comes down and takes up residence in you! Are you getting this? How awesome that is that God himself is right there with you? I’ve known this for most of my life but it never stops amazing me! Why would he do that? Because he loves us. More than anyone else. He cares. More than anyone else. I began to pour out my soul to Jesus right there in my truck. People I met on the road probably thought I was nuts! It doesn’t matter. To be able to cast all the concerns of life on him and know that he is really there listening and in his time and way will do something is so healing. To know when you tell him all the awful thoughts or sins you’ve done and know he will forgive you and help you to stop doing them it’s so freeing! To be able to tell him how awesome he is and to thank him for all the blessings in your life because you know they come from him is wonderful! Dear friends there is nothing boring or mundane about following Jesus. Just knowing he is right there with you is exciting and satisfying like nothing else!! Dear Lord, thank you for being Emanuel. God with us!! Help us not to get so wrapped up in our lives that we forget you are right there with us all the time!!