Go After the Presence of God

Joshua 3:1-5
[1] And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
[2] And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
[3] And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
[4] Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
[5] And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

There can be no doubt that we are living in the last days. This surely is the midnight hour. The times we live in are posing some big questions. As a nation and as individuals we are less certain about the times and it seems that there are so many unknowns that are just around the corner.

I proclaim, just as Joshua did, that “we have not passed this way before”.

The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object in the Tabernacle in the wilderness and a focal point for Jewish worship. The ark, to the Israelites represented “God with us” and the dwelling place of God among men. The ark represented God’s presence.

Joshua 3:3
[3] And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

We need to go after the presence of God. We need to be in the presence of God whenever we can, “for we have not passed this way before”. Prayer, worship, personal devotion, being in church and fellowship are so important. We need to be in the presence of God as much as we possibly can. We have not been this way before! So, go after the presence of God! Spend some time in praise and worship, get along to church at every opportunity…..for God inhabits the praises of His people.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Hebrews 7:25)

That's my five minutes!