The Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost. It is Jesus' favorite title of Himself. I chosen this title because Jesus loved this title of Himself. We ought to never forget that Jesus is fully God and fully man: two natures in One Person. He is the God-man, the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. May we mediate on His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension that we may be conformed to the image of the divine Son of Man! This blog web site will be a Christian defense of the Reformed doctrines of the Incarnate Son of Man. May all glory be to His name!

Monday, December 24, 2012

We Ought to Live in the Presence of God

We ought to live out of days in the presence of God; that is, in Latin it is Coram Deo.  It means "in the presence of God."   We are invited to live in the presence of God; that is, His very throne room.  We are to spend an intimate time with our Heavenly Father in a personal relationship. 

The path of God is the path of life through our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ; that is, He is the Incarnate Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.  In His presence is fullness of joy and peace and righteousness.  At His right hand are pleasures forevermore; that is, it is greater than all the worldly pleasures in society (Psalm 16:11).  He hides us in the secret place of His presence (Psalm 31:20).  We ought to come before Him with thanksgiving (Psalm 95:2).  We ought to serve the Lord with gladness and come before Him with singing (Psalm 100:2).  And the upright will dwell in the presence of the Almighty (Psalm 140:13).

If we lived in the conscious presence of God, people would sin less.  It is a presence of holiness; a presence of love; a presence of joy; a presence of compassion; a presence of kindness.  We ought to never forget the holiness; the righteousness; the purity; the light; the uprightness of our Lord.  Jesus lived in the presence of God and He lived a sinless life of pure obedience to God the Father.  May we live in light of how Jesus lived and share the good news with a lost world.  Amen.