God's Presence Quotes - Page 4

• It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Color, Would Be, Might

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• Creation is thus God's presence in creatures. The Greek Orthodox theologian Philip Sherrard has written that "Creation is nothing less than the manifestation of God's hidden Being." This means that we and all other creatures live by a sanctity that is inexpressibly intimate, for to every creature, the gift of life is a portion of the breath and spirit of God. (pg. 308, Christianity and the Survival of Creation)

  Wendell Berry

  Mean, Greek, Survival

  Wendell Berry (2003). “The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry”, p.308, Counterpoint

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• The search for God's presence was much of a mystery as God himself, and what was God if not a mystery?

  Nicholas Sparks

  Mystery, Ifs, God's Presence

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• If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Dog, Beach, Morning

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• Then Circled by the golden light of God's Presence and His promise, Paul and Sierra walked side by side along the trail that lead tward the campus and on tward their Future

  Robin Jones Gunn

  Light, Promise, Golden

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• The church for too long has followed Casper, the friendly ghost instead of seeking the fire of the Holy Spirit. We have turned limp at the thought of our own cross; we faint when we think of suffering or sacrifice. Beloved, it is time to embrace the fire of God's Presence. It is the fire that purifies our sacrifice.

  Francis Frangipane

  Sacrifice, Thinking, Fire

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• To be a Christian is to realize that in your sin, you were separated from God's presence, and you deserved nothing but God's wrath.

  David Platt

  Christian, Wrath, Realizing

  David Platt (2013). “Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live.”, p.49, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• The central question is, Are the leaders of the future truly men and women of God, people with an ardent desire to dwell in God's  presence, to listen to God's voice, to look at God's beauty, to touch God's incarnate Word and to taste fully God's infinite goodness.

  Henri Nouwen

  Men, Voice, People

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• When a person is resolute [determined, sold out, dedicated, single-minded] in his faith and recognizes God's Presence everywhere, he is protected from all sides.

  Gloria Copeland

  Sides, Determined, Dedicated

  FaceBook post by Gloria Copeland from Sep 01, 2015

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• The next time the devil tempts you to think that you are not worthy to approach God, here is what I advise: Agree. Say, “You are right. I am not worthy to approach God. I never was worthy to approach God. I never will be worthy to approach God. My access to God’s presence is not based on my worthiness, it is based on what Christ did for me on the cross.

  Greg Laurie

  Thinking, Devil, Next

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• Before there was a proper understanding and a sense of God's presence, the idea that everything would one day end was utterly desolating.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Inspiration, Ideas

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Mar 10, 2009

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• We never try to convert those who receive (aid) to Christianity but in our work we bear witness to the love of God's presence and if Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, or agnostics become for this better men - simply better - we will be satisfied. It matters to the individual what church he belongs to. If that individual thinks and believes that this is the only way to God for her or him, this is the way God comes into their life - his life. If he does not know any other way and if he has no doubt so that he does not need to search then this is his way to salvation.

  Mother Teresa

  Buddhist, Believe, Men

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• In one of the accounts of Jesus's death we read that the curtain in the temple of God-the one that kept people out of the holiest place of God's presence-ripped.One New Testament writer said that this ripping was a picture of how, because of Jesus, we can have new, direct access to God.A beautiful idea.But the curtain ripping also means that God comes out, that God is no longer confined to the temple as God was previously.

  Rob Bell

  Beautiful, Jesus, Mean

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• If we must “feel” God's presence before we believe he is with us, we again reduce God to our ability to grasp him, making him an idol instead of acknowledging him as God.

  Craig S. Keener

  Believe, Idols, Ability

  Craig S. Keener (2001). “Gift and Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today”, p.27, Baker Books

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• It is [children] who are God's presence, promise and hope for mankind.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Children, Promise, Mankind

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• When I do things my way, I exhaust pleasure very quickly. It is not that Christianity has failed to teach me how to delight in God's presence; it is that I have failed by seeking pleasure through godless ways or by resisting God's provision for me because it is not what I want.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Humanity, Delight, Want

  Ravi Zacharias (2010). “Has Christianity Failed You?”, p.98, Zondervan

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• Conscience is God's presence in humans.

  Emanuel Swedenborg

  Humans, Conscience, God's Presence

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• Closet communion needs time for the revelation of God's presence. It is vain to say, "I have too much work to do to find time." You must find time or forfeit blessing. God knows how to save for you the time you sacredly keep for communion with Him.

  Arthur Tappan Pierson

  Time, Prayer, Blessing

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• Life should be a constant vision of God's presence. Here is our defense against being led away by the gauds and shows of earth's vulgar attractions.

  Alexander MacLaren

  Vision, Earth, Defense

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 277), 1895.

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• It is not in our life that God's help and presence must still be proved, but rather God's presence and help have been demonstrated for us in the life of Jesus Christ. It is in fact more important for us to know what God did to Israel, to his Son Jesus Christ, than to seek what God intends for us today.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Jesus, Son, Israel

  "Life Together".

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• The gift of darkness draws you to know God’s presence beyond what thought, imagination, or sensory feeling can comprehend.

  Richard Rohr

  Imagination, Darkness, Feelings

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• God won't permit temptation beyond your strength. It is true that temptations come to all, but God will give you the graces you need to withstand them, if you ask him to and if you are willing to cooperate with his grace...In God's presence, consider: Do I put up a fight when temptations beset me, or do I give up quickly and surrender myself to them without a struggle? Do I rely on God's grace to conquer temptations, or am I conquered by them?

  Patrick Madrid

  Giving Up, Struggle, Fighting

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• Like an hourglass with a certain number of grains of sand within it, God has appointed your life to last only a certain number of days, and you have absolutely no idea how many there are.... In God's presence, consider: I have no idea when my life will end. All I know is that death will come for me eventually. Am I doing anything to prepare for the real possibility that God may call me, sooner rather than later? If he called me into eternity today, would I be ready?

  Patrick Madrid

  Real, Ideas, Numbers

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• Believers obey Christ as the one whom our obedience is accepted by God. Believers know all their duties are weak, imperfect, and unable to abide in God's presence. Therefore they look to Christ as the one who bears the iniquity of their holy things, who adds incense to their prayers, gathers out all the weeds from their duties and makes them acceptable to God.

  John Owen

  Weed, Prayer, Add

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