Radical Relocation of GOD??

There are certian Bibilcal truths that are so liberating and foundational for me, that are keys in our Christianty. This is one of them! "GOD is with us". I get so passionate that I want to SHOUT out to everybody... The KING of all KINGS is with us 24/7...that's better news than I thought the GOOD News was!! 

No other religion promises this. Yet, Christianity boldly & unashamedly declares that God is with us, in fact, He never leaves us or forsakes us!  Matt 28:20. Heb 13:5. In fact it's announced as Jesus comes to earth His name is "Immanuel". Matt 1:23. (It's interesting that this is declared at the beginning of Matthew & again at the end). 

I think some Christians if not purposely, but certainly in their actions, are saying God is a far away God. That's not only bad theology, it's so wrong. The songs we sometimes sing, "implore God to be with us". Sometimes the prayers we pray are, "please God be with us today...".  NO...we have a near-by God, not only is He before, behind, beside, above and below, but the amazing good news is HE is IN us!!! Wow! Paul says approx. 164 times the phrase, "Christ IN us, with us etc". For eg. Col 1:27 which is the theme for Colossians, says "Christ IN you the hope of Glory".

Let me push this a little further, I wonder if some believers have an Old Testament God. In the Old Testiment, God worked with special people, at special places & at special times. In the New Testament, God announces, HE is with us!  There has been a radical relocation of God!  We are now the temple of the Holy Spirit!  He NEVER leaves us! He works not only through a certain race or 'men', but through EVERYBODY...boys, girls, women, every race and in any place. Amazing! God the Father, Son & Holy Spirit, live in us...WOW!!  When you pray for somebody, He is there! When we meet together, He is there! When we go to the office, school or home, He is there! Why? Because YOU are there...He lives IN you...in fact His address is your address!!! 

HE has already come 2000 years ago...let's walk in it. I encourage you to meditate on this truth and allow it to become a revelation within you. For this is indeed a life-changing foundational liberating truth!