The Presence of God
"And Jesus answering said unto them, Do
ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of
God?" (Mark
We err because we do not know the
Scriptures. When we err, we miss the
way. Our thinking and our imagination go
wrong. We don't give time to study the
Word of God and we come to wrong conclusions and wrong decisions. Then we blame God. There is no use blaming the Sun for the lack
of rain. If forests are cut down, the
rains fail. It does not mean that the
Sun's heat has gone down. God's love and
mercy have not decreased. We have gone
against the Scriptures. The energy which
the sun is radiating is very great indeed.
The power of God is much greater.
We do not study the Word of God and get to know the power of God. If a vessel is to be heated, it cannot just get heated of its own self. You will have to take it near the fire and
place it on the fire. It cannot be
heated elsewhere. Similarly you must go
into the presence of God. Those who do
not pray, can never get to know the power of God. Abraham used to go so often into the presence
of God. How often do you go into the
presence of God?
Sundar Singh used to tell the story of a chicken in a shell
talking to its mother. "Mother, I
am in a big world," said the chicken.
The hen said, "No, you are not.
When by my warmth you develop and come out of the shell, there is a big
world for you to see. You can roam about
in it and enjoy yourself." Abraham
was like a chick in a shell. God told
him, "Abraham, a great nation is going to come out of you. They will possess the gates of their
enemies. I will bless the whole world
through you. Your children will be like
stars for multitude. You are coming to
learn from Me.
You are coming for warmth to Me. You will become great. Abraham could not understand what God
meant. Anyone who goes often into the
presence of God to learn in prayer is bound to become great. They cannot help becoming great. Abraham and Daniel went that way and also