Hebrews 11:6 – “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”  LSB

What a day to be alive, especially if we realize that each day brings us new opportunities, victories, and revelations.  The blessings of God are new every morning, every afternoon, and every evening.  The flow of God’s Love never ceases.  He IS and IS a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 

When I read passages like that in Hebrews 11:6, I sometimes ask, “What about those who do not?”  I do not want to be one who does not diligently seek God.  I do not want to be one who does not believe in the Is-ness of God.  I want to believe, and I do believe!

God IS!  That is a powerful thought that is all-encompassing.  He IS! 

• 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells us that God IS Faithful. 
• 1 John 1:5 tells us that God is light and there is no darkness in Him. 
• 2 Peter 3:9 tells us that God is not slow in keeping His promises and is patient with us. 
• Hebrews 4:12 tells us that the Word of God, which is God, is ALIVE. 
• James 1:17 tells us that God is the giver of good gifts.
• John 4:24 tells us that God is Spirit. 
• Numbers 23:19 tells us that God is not a human being and has no capacity to lie or fail. 
• Psalm 116:5 tells us that God is gracious, righteous, and full of compassion. 
• Psalm 84:11-12 tells us that God is our sun and shield. 
• Job 12:7-10 tells us, “In His hands is the life of every creature.”

GOD IS!  He is with us and has promised never to forsake us.  Tragically, we sometimes envision Him as over there, up there, or out there rather than being Here and IN us!  We are IN Christ, and Christ is IN us, and He Never Ever Changes! 

My prayer is, “LORD, enlighten our hearts to believe in the presence of God! Help us to see what You are doing and hear what You are saying. Help us to have a renewed awareness of God’s IS-NESS and walk in the confidence, assurance, hope, and power of Your Presence.” 

God is not abstract but The Living God!  God is with us All the Time!  He is aware of everything in our lives, hearts, minds, and hands.  He wants to guide us and has promised to do just that.  He wants to protect us and has promised to do just that.  The Father wants us to have the Kingdom and be anointed and empowered to do the works of Jesus and the greater works He planned. 

Isaiah prophesied about Jesus, and Jesus identified that the prophecy was about Him.  But He has given us the authority and power to operate in His Name.  Therefore, if He is IN us and we are One with Him, then this prophecy also applies to us.

The Spirit of the LORD is on me and you BECAUSE… Because? Yes, because He has anointed us to proclaim the Good News to the poor, freedom for the prisoners, sight recovery to the blind, empowerment and anointing to set the oppressed free, and Ultimate and Total Victory of the Cross.

Jesus sent the disciples out with power and authority.  He confirmed that this is for all who believe and will obey.  We are to bring the sick to His healing, the dead to life, the lepers to cleansing, and those possessed and demonized to liberty.

Mark 16:15-18 – “And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my Name, they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

WOW! It is time to believe in God’s ISNESS and, rather than preaching and testifying of theory, become Doers of the Word. If God is the same past, present, and future, WHY NOT NOW? (Somebody ought to write a book about that. Wait, they did; it is available on Amazon.) We have a world to win, and the world is not interested in our theories about God; they want to see the Living God Living in us! 

God is, God Does, God Can, and God Will. “Father, I ask that You help us see You as the LIVING GOD and the Present God. Help us see ourselves as You see us, not as the devil says we are, nor as the world says we are, nor even as we think we are, but as You See us! Clothe us with Your Holy Spirit and free us from limited thinking and defeatism. Amen.”

Some live in pessimism, some in optimism, some in what they call realism, and others in fatalism.  I choose to Live in GOD IS-ISM.  My God IS!  My God Lives!  My God, Reigns!  My God is The Living God, and He is Your God, too! 

Shake yourself, put off the old thinking, adopt a new view of God, and live as if He is telling the truth—because He is!

May God be with you every step, guarding and guiding you daily!