And Jacob awaked out of his
sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. Genesis 28:16
The patriarch Jacob saw a vision of God and
cried out in wonder, “Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.”
Jacob had never been for one small division
of a moment outside the circle of that all-pervading Presence. But he knew it
not. That was his trouble, and it is ours.
Men do not know that God is here. What a
difference it would make if they knew!
The Presence and the manifestation of the
Presence are not the same. There can be the one without the other. God is here
when we are wholly unaware of it. He is manifest only when and as we are aware
of His Presence. On our part there must be surrender to the Spirit of God, for
His work is to show us the Father and the Son.
If we cooperate with Him in loving
obedience God will manifest Himself to us, and that manifestation will be the
difference between a nominal Christian life and a life radiant with the light
of His face.
It has been asked, “Why does God manifest
His Presence to some and let multitudes of others struggle along in the
half-light of imperfect Christian experience?” We can only reply that the will
of God is the same for all—He has no favorites within His household. All he has
ever done for any of His children He will do for all of His children. The
difference lies not with God but with us!
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