Psalm  139  1  You  have  searched  me,  Lord,  and  you  know  me.  

2  You  know  when  I  sit  and  when  I  rise;  you  perceive  my  thoughts  from  afar.  

3  You  discern  my  going  out  and  my  lying  down;  you  are  familiar  with  all  my  ways.  

Joshua  1:5b  (NIV)  …I  will  be  with  you;  I  will  never  leave  you  nor  forsake  you.  

Psalm  46:1  God  is  our  refuge  and  strength,  an  ever-­‐present  help  in  trouble.  

Ma9hew  28:20b  And  surely  I  am  with  you  always,  to  the  very  end  of  the  age.  

Zephaniah  3:17  (NLT)  17  For   the  Lord  your  God   is   living  among  you….  He  will   take  delight   in  you  with  gladness….  He  will  rejoice  over  you  with  joyful  songs.”

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enthusiasm  |enˈTHo͞ozēˌazəm|  noun  

1  intense  and  eager  enjoyment,  interest,  or  approval:  her  energy  and  enthusiasm  for  life  |  few  expressed  enthusiasm  about  the  current  leaders.  

•  a  thing  that  arouses  feelings  of  intense  and  eager  enjoyment:  the  three  enthusiasms  of  his  life  were  poliLcs,  religion,  and  books.  

2  archaic…  religious  fervor  supposedly  resulVng  directly  from  divine  inspiraVon,  typically  involving  speaking  in  tongues  and  wild,  uncoordinated  movements  of  the  body.

enthusiasm  |enˈTHo͞ozēˌazəm|  noun  

ORIGIN   early   17th   cent.   (   sense   2):   from   French  enthousiasme,   or   via   late   LaVn   from  Greek  enthousiasmos,  from  enthous  ‘filled  /  inspired  by  God,’  (based  on  theos  ‘God’).  

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"I   beheld  Him   in  my  heart   as  my   Father,   as  my  God.   I  worshipped  Him   the  oSenest   I  could,   keeping   my   mind   in   His   holy   presence   and   recalling   it   as   oSen   as   I   found   it  wandered  from  Him.  I  made  this  my  business,  not  only  at  the  appointed  Lmes  of  prayer  but  all  the  Lme;  every  hour,  every  minute,  even  in  the  height  of  my  work,  I  drove  from  my  mind  everything  that  interrupted  my  thoughts  of  God.  

 Though  I  have  done  it  very  imperfectly,  I  have  found  great  advantages  by  it.  

 When  we  are  faithful  to  keep  ourselves  in  His  holy  presence,  and  set  Him  always  before  us,  this  hinders  our  offending  Him,  and  doing  anything  that  may  displease  Him.  It  also  begets  in  us  a  holy  freedom,  and,  if  I  may  so  speak,  a  familiarity  with  God,  where,  when  we  ask,  He  supplies  the  graces  we  need.  Over  Lme,  by  oSen  repeaLng  these  acts,  they  become  habitual,  and  the  presence  of  God  becomes  quite  natural  to  us."

Our LORD

I   make   it  my   priority   to   persevere   in   His   holy   presence,   wherein   I  maintain   a   simple  aYenLon  and  a  fond  regard  for  God,  which  I  may  call  an  actual  presence  of  God.  Or,  to  put   it  another  way,   it   is  an  habitual,   silent,  and  private   conversaLon  of   the   soul  with  God.  This  gives  me  much   joy  and   contentment.   In   short,   I   am  sure,  beyond  all   doubt,  that  my  soul  has  been  with  God  above  these  past  thirty  years.  

Were  I  a  preacher,  I  would  above  all  other  things  preach  the  pracLce  of  the  presence  of  God.  Were  I  a  director,  I  would  advise  all  the  world  to  do  it,  so  necessary  do  I  think  it,  and  so  easy  too.  Ah!  Knew  we  but  the  want  we  have  of  the  grace  and  assistance  of  God,  we  would  never  lose  sight  of  Him,  no,  not  for  a  moment.  

Our LORD

"Please  keep  my  recommendaLon  in  mind  that  you  think  of  God  oSen;  by  day,  by  night,  in  your  business,  and  even  in  your  diversions.  He  is  always  near  you  and  with  you.  Leave  Him  not  alone.  You  would  think   it  rude  to   leave  a  friend  alone  who  came  to  visit  you.  Why,   then,  must  God  be  neglected?  Do  not   forget  Him  but   think  on  Him  oSen.  Adore  Him   conLnually.   Live   and   die  with   Him.   This   is   the   glorious  work   of   a   ChrisLan;   in   a  word,  this  is  our  profession.”

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Colossians  3  3  Since,  then,  you  have  been  raised  with  Christ,  set  your  hearts  on  things  above,  where  Christ   is,   seated   at   the   right   hand   of   God.   2   Set   your  minds   on   things   above,   not   on  earthly  things.  3  For  you  died,  and  your   life   is  now  hidden  with  Christ   in  God.  4  When  Christ,  who  is  your[a]  life,  appears,  then  you  also  will  appear  with  him  in  glory.  

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Ephesians  1  18  I  pray  that  the  eyes  of  your  heart  may  be  enlightened  in  order  that  you  may  know  the  hope   to  which  he  has   called  you,   the   riches  of  his  glorious   inheritance   in  his  holy  people,   19   and   his   incomparably   great   power   for   us   who   believe.   That   power   is   the  same  as   the  mighty   strength  20  he  exerted  when  he   raised  Christ   from   the  dead  and  seated  him  at  his  right  hand  in  the  heavenly  realms,  21  far  above  all  rule  and  authority,  power  and  dominion,  and  every  name  that  is   invoked,  not  only  in  the  present  age  but  also  in  the  one  to  come.  22  And  God  placed  all  things  under  his  feet  and  appointed  him  to  be  head  over  everything  for  the  church,  23  which  is  his  body,  the  fullness  of  him  who  fills  everything  in  every  way.  

Our LOCAL CHURCH

1  Corinthians  7:17  (NIV)  17  Nevertheless,   each  person   should   live  as  a  believer   in  whatever   situaLon   the  Lord  has  assigned  to  them,  just  as  God  has  called  them.  This  is  the  rule  I  lay  down  in  all  the  churches.

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1  Corinthians  7:20  (The  Message)  20-­‐24  Stay  where  you  were  when  God  called  your  name.  Were  you  a  slave?  Slavery  is  no  roadblock  to  obeying  and  believing.  I  don’t  mean  you’re  stuck  and  can’t  leave.  If  you  have  a  chance  at  freedom,  go  ahead  and  take  it.   I’m  simply  trying  to  point  out  that  under  your  new  Master  you’re  going  to  experience  a  marvelous  freedom  you  would  never  have  dreamed  of.  On  the  other  hand,  if  you  were  free  when  Christ  called   you,   you’ll   experience   a   delighmul   “enslavement   to  God”   you  would   never  have  dreamed  of.  All  of  you,  slave  and  free  both,  were  once  held  hostage  in  a  sinful  society.  Then  a  huge  sum  was  paid  out  for  your  ransom.  So  please  don’t,  out  of  old  habit,   slip   back   into   being   or   doing   what   everyone   else   tells   you.   Friends,   stay  where  you  were  called  to  be.  God  is  there.  Hold  the  high  ground  with  him  at  your  side.

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