Psalm 16:11 ( thou will show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore)

Satan knows what he is doing; he pushed Israelites into sacrilege to commit the sin of idolatry so he could remove the presence of God from their midst.

He always wants to interfere in human relationships with God to perpetuate his presence; if only man could maintain God’s presence always, they’d be able to resist the devil and cast him out of their midst.

Manifestation of divine presence was with them all through the journey; with the presence of the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.

Likewise, without his presence, no one can survive the darts Satan is throwing on this journey.

Israelites carried his presence in the wilderness so they overcame their enemies, and their shoes never grew old, neither did their clothes; they were fed day and night with manna the angel’s food and were protected.

Moses knew that without His presence, they would all perish in the wilderness, so he refused to move further when the Israelites committed sacrilege, for it would jeopardize their life and expose them to danger.

The journey of man’s life is in the hand of God, his presence must follow one to see him through this journey.

God wants to include himself in our journey of life to frustrate every plan of the enemy.

This is the essence of the gospel: to reconcile man to God, relocate him back to his presence, and dislodge whatever is standing against his advancement to a divine purpose for his life.

Without God going with us in this race, it will only lead to unexpected circumstances that will jeopardize our fellowship with God.

Satan knows this. That is why he intrudes into the gathering of the saints to chase away the manifestation of his presence and take over the position that belongs to God.

He bombarded humans with problems so they would not enjoy his presence; he is still doing it to whoever desires to enjoy it because that is where the fullness of joy shall be obtained.

Those who don’t value his presence and take it for granted won’t enjoy the fullness of joy, even the pleasure at his right hand will also elude them.

The glory of those who carry the presence of God can’t be subdued and trampled upon.

Since the fall, Satan siphoned all that belonged to man, including his glory; whoever wanted to shine must bow at his feet.

God’s glory manifests in those who carry his presence, which Satan can’t interfere with or steal; a Christian who is praying for glory recovering doesn’t know who he is, or he is yet to experience the divine presence.

Even though they died, their glory moves on as they have shared in the Lord’s glory, given to them from the foundation of the world and Christ released it through his death and his resurrection, and this glory of heaven will never fade.

Prayer: Father Lord, let your presence always go with me and my children wherever we find ourselves, in Jesus’ name amen