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AdonaiShammahJointheCrib-TheLordisThere!

Pastor’sDesk–February18,2018

Despiteofthefactthatweliveinafast-pacedworldtoday,whereeverythingismovedbytechnology,whenpeoplecaninstantlycommunicatewithlovedonesandfriendsacrosstheglobeinamatterofseconds,thereisstillplentyoflonelypeoplearoundustoday.ManyofthesefolkshaveneverexperiencedthecuddlingoftheirGod,andhowgooditistobeintimatewithourcreator.ManyarenotawarethatoneofHisNamesbywhichHeisknownis“AdonaiShammah”whichliterallymeans:“TheGodthatisthere”;present!WereadinEzekiel48:35thefollowingstatement,"FromnowonthenameofthecitywillbeYAHWEH-SHAMMAH:"GOD-IS-THERE."TheLordpromisedHispeoplethatinthenearfutureHe

willbepresentintheircityandintheirlives.Thathasnothappenedyet,butit’sabouttocomeinthenearfuture.Inthedaysofold,apromisewasutteredtoGod’speople,thatstillresonatestoday.HesaidinIsaiah43:2-3,“Whenyou'reinoveryourhead,I'llbetherewithyou.Whenyou'reinroughwaters,youwillnotgodown.Whenyou'rebetweenarockandahardplace,itwon'tbeadeadend—BecauseIamGOD,yourpersonalGod…”(MSG)Thereisreallynoreasonforanyonetobeleftoutofthecuddlingcrib,becauseevenwhenweareinoverourheads,Hewillbetherewithus!Nomatterhowtoughthingsmaylook,wehaveapersonalGodonthelookoutforus.Hegoesasfarastosay:“Godassureus,"I'llneverletyoudown,neverwalkoffandleaveyou…"(MSG)Iwanttoextendtheinvitationtoyou;don’tbeleftout,thereisnoreasontobelonely,ourGodwantsyouinthecrib,andthebestofall,Hewillalwaysbethere,becauseHeis“AdonaiShammah”.Let’srejoiceinandwithHisPresence!Pr.PaulSantos