No Change
God's presence brings an inward change, making everything translucent with His light, and imparts vital gladness and happiness to our hearts.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the all-encompassing presence of God in our lives, emphasizing that in Christ, we continually grow and rejoice in our journey with Him. This inward change brings a new perspective, making everything transparent with the light of God's love. The realization that the universe is full of God and His love leads to a profound sense of belonging and joy in His presence.
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Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also with all that therein is.
DEUTERONOMY 10:14
FATHER, there is no change to live with Thee,
Save that in Christ I grow from day to day;
In each new word I hear, each thing I see,
I but rejoicing hasten on my way.
JONES VERY
THE immediate result of the coming of these good tidings of great joy to me was no outward change in anything, but an inward change of everything, making everything translucent with the light within and be-yond. The sum of it all was always that the universe is full of God, and God is love. We are His, and all things are His; therefore in Him all things are ours. In the home, in society, in nature, our beloved moors and woods, and rivers and glens and seas, there was the touch, the breath of God's living, real presence.
ELIZABETH RUNDLE CHARLES
He is so infinitely blessed, that every perception of His blissful presence imparts a vital gladness to the heart. Every degree of approach to Him is, in the same proportion, a degree of happiness. And I often think that were He always present to our mind, as we are present to Him, there would be no pain, nor sense of misery.
SUSANNA WESLEY
Sermon Outline
- The Nature of God
- The Impact of God's Presence
- The Joy of God's Presence
- Every perception of God's presence imparts gladness
- Approaching God brings happiness
Key Quotes
“The universe is full of God, and God is love.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Every degree of approach to Him is, in the same proportion, a degree of happiness.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Were He always present to our mind, as we are present to Him, there would be no pain, nor sense of misery.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We can experience God's presence through every degree of approach to Him.
- God's presence brings vital gladness and happiness to our hearts.
- We should strive to be present to God, just as we are present to Him.