Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.—Exodus 3:5
It was one of those moments…my
senses were more alert, more intensified, more attuned to the mysteries that
swirl in and around us, more aware of God's presence. It was about 7:30 in the
morning, when I opened the door to go to work, the brilliant rays of the
morning sunrise came bursting through our neighbor’s tree, directly into
my eyes.
I paused, amazed at the beauty, I
moved slightly to the right and I couldn’t see the sun’s rays, moved slightly
to the left and I couldn’t see the sun’s rays, but as I returned to the center
point, for what seemed to be several minutes, those rays shown straight into
the eyes of my heart, and I suddenly became conscious of His Presence. I stood
very still, almost frozen in time, actually not wanting the moment to end,
thanking the Lord for the beauty He created, and for drawing my eyes and my
heart to appreciate Him all over again.
I shared my experience with a few
people…they just laughed it off, kind of made fun of me for thinking it was
anything special, but in the innermost part of my heart, I knew it was the
Lord. I was totally captivated by the stunning beauty of those rays, perfectly
symmetrical, glowing so intensely. I even spoke out loud saying, Lord
Jesus, Thank You, Thank You, You did that for me! Just for me!
The memory of that moment makes me
crave Him more, remembering the experience makes me yearn for more of His
personal touch in my life, makes my senses truly alert, more attuned to the
mystery that is our Savior. I'm looking forward to experiencing Him more and
more, alive and active in my life every moment of every day...Praise His Holy
Name!
Seek, inquire of and for the Lord, and crave Him and His strength (His might and inflexibility to temptation); seek and require His face and His presence [continually] evermore.—Psalm 105:4 Amplified
Take a few minutes to be encouraged by this wonderful hymn by Bill and Gloria Gaither, We are Standing on Holy Ground…
When I walked through the door I sensed God’s presence…We are standing on holy ground and I know that there are angels all around…
Was this encouraging to you? Please feel free to leave a comment in the box below, I'd love to hear from you!
Linking up with Holley Gerth's Coffee for Your Heart as an encourager.
Oh Beth....I loved this post as I love being in God's presence too...I have experienced it when suns rays are pouring down on my head, too. How sad people you shared this with didn't ' get it'....how very sad. They are missing so much. There is nothing like basking in His Presence... nothing on earth to compare with it. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you for your encouraging comment, Mary! I so agree with you, the old hymn is so right, "everyday with Jesus is sweeter than the day before...."
Deletegorgeous, gorgeous. that heaven-sent vision, your heart words taking it all in. thank you, Beth ...
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for you comment, Linda! I so enjoy your heart-felt words too on your blog at http://www.creeksideministries.blogspot.com/ ... many blessings to you :)
DeleteThe Shekinah Glory moments! Love them. Desire more of them! Wonderful post, Beth.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan! Yes, we love those moments when the veil is lifted just a little...keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus :)
DeleteSimply breathtaking! Thank you for sharing that and trusting us not to laugh. I love those moments where you know God is showing off for you! :)
ReplyDeleteSarah, thank you for stopping by from Holley's place...love your comment about 'trusting us not to laugh'...hadn't thought about it that way, but you're right :)
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