These are times of restoration when God is
restoring so many truths, principles, and things that were part of His original plan.
The word * RESTORE * means to return things to the original state, to how it was in the beginning.
“Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be blotted out; so that times of refreshment may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send Jesus Christ, who was previously announced to you; Whom indeed it is necessary for heaven to receive until the times of the restoration of all things, of which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from ancient times. " —Acts 3: 19-21
One of those things is the presence of God.
God's original intention was for man to live in His presence, not only to visit her, or have an encounter, but to live permanently in her.
At first, man was made in the presence of God and was made to live in His presence, but due to the fall of man, he was removed from the presence of God.
God works in cycles, began with presence and is now ending in His presence.
These are the times when the end-time manifestation of God's presence will take place.
Man was designed for presence.
When we read the book of Genesis we discover that there is a pattern in the way God created things.
God first created the environment and then created the product. For example:
First he created the earth, then he created the trees and plants.
God created the oceans, rivers, seas, waters; then he created the fish.
God created vegetation, forests, and then he created animals.
When God created man, he came out of God himself, then put him in his environment.
“And Jehovah God planted a garden in Eden, to the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. " —Genesis 2: 8
When you take a fish out of the water, it dies; when you remove a man from the presence of God, he dies.
The fall of man
When someone is removed from the presence, they become a thief, a liar, an idolater, a sinner, etc.
People fell short and were destitute of glory. The anointing was granted due to lack of glory.
Presence is not glory. Glory is the goodness of God. Presence is the face of God.
God cannot see sin. He couldn't even see the sin that Jesus took on Himself for our sake.
Man was removed from the presence, but not from the glory, because glory is the goodness of God.
What brings us back to presence?
Repentance.
When a person is not right with God in his heart, he does not feel the presence. It is difficult for him to enter the presence of God.
True repentance will bring you back into His presence.
Today, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any areas of your life where you need to repent. Run back to Jesus' feet and cry out for His presence.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Sinners, clean your hands; and you double-minded, purify your hearts. " —Santiago 4: 8
receive the word of now, God is very good to you, he wants to reveal himself to your lives in the now.