“And he said to Him, If Your presence go not with me, carry us not up from here. For wherein shall it be known here that I and Your people have found grace in Your sight? is it not in that You go with us? so shall we be separated, I and Your people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.” (Exodus 33:12-16)
Übersetzt: Wenn dein Angesicht nicht mitgeht, so führe uns nicht hinauf von hinnen. Und woran soll es denn erkannt werden, daß ich Gnade gefunden habe in deinen Augen, ich und dein Volk? Nicht daran, daß du mit uns gehst und wir ausgesondert werden, ich und dein Volk, aus jedem Volke, das auf dem Erdboden ist?
Mose sagt, dass das Volk durch Gottes Gegenwart “ausgesondert” wird. In anderen Worten, das Erkennungsmerkmal, dass Israel als Volk Gottes kennzeichnete und von den anderen Nationen unterschied, war Gottes Gegenwart – sichtbar in der Wolke und der Feuersäule.
Wenn wir “Christen” nicht Gottes Gegenwart haben, wenn uns Gottes Gegenwart nicht “absondert” und “unterscheidet”, dann ist alles andere wertlos. Egal wie wir unsere Versammlungen organisieren, was wir machen, wie wir unsere Versammlungen abhalten, wie “streng” oder wie “liberal” wir sind. All das spielt keine Rolle mehr. Das was uns absondert, ist Gottes Gegenwart in unserer Mitte. Ohne die wollte Mose nicht weiterziehen – es machte für ihn keinen Sinn ohne Gottes Gegenwart. Den Link zu diesem Buch gibts auf meiner Lesetipp-Seite.
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]]>Having feelings or a consciousness of the presence of God must be first understood to be a by-product of waiting on God. As we with naked faith believe, and persevere in our waiting we shall learn the secret of His Presence.
Irrespective of how you feel, forget feelings and base your waiting, your life and actions on this bare fact: GOD IS HERE! We need to know that the fact of His Presence is far greater than the consciousness of it, though both are essential.
It is only after we are firmly rooted in the fact of His Presence, that God can give us the consciousness of it. Lest we become over dependent upon Him for His Conscious Presence. (Psalm 139:7-12)
The Lord, when He comes, has something on His Mind. And knowing how the Holy Spirit deals with us while in His Presence, is a result of growth and development. He comes in a variety of ministries including: intercession, worship and adoration, revelation and knowledge, and a consciousness for waiting. The ability to know just what God desires for us, is developed by practice and cultivated be devotion and obedience. Now there is some degree of development and growth at a great risk of grieving or offending the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we can offend Him by walking out on Him prematurely. When the Lord comes to us He comes with a purpose as noted above, and we must learn to know when that purpose has been accomplished. leaving prior to His being finished is detrimental to many other areas of spiritual ministry.
We may not always be careful, but the Holy Spirit has feelings. He is not some force, He can be disappointed. He is a gentle gentleman. He is not intrusive, neither will He force Himself upon us. The Lord appreciates being appreciated. He will come where He feels welcome.
The Spirit will often pray through us in code. Frequently we will not know what is the real need in our lives or in the lives of others. But in foreknowledge, God provides for this. “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26) For thus the Spirit prays through us, for He knows the Will of the Father. As a result of this. He gives us a burden within our soul that corresponds to the need to which only He is aware. Often we can become sad, happy, full of joy or expectation, all during the process of the Spirit as He expresses Himself through us toward the need. This is not for us to understand, but He will often decode it somewhat as we wait upon Him.
Probably if we knew, it would only serve to hinder the efficient work of the Spirit of God in praying through us. When do we stop our activities to go to wait before Him? When the Holy Spirit comes with a burden or an extra heavy presence, care must then be exercised in knowing that the Lord wants something, something is up! But if duty demands, the presence will subside and return again or carry with you until you are ready to go. But if you don’t want to be bothered by Him, it will be a long time before He will think to call upon you again. When do we stop praying? His Presence will begin to lift and a song will rise in your heart or a peace will be felt or He will withdraw until a future time. We must exercise caution not to leave until He is finished. Some help in knowing when to stop will Genesis 18:33.
Gradually, you will find a secret place close to the heart of God where your entire spirit will be poised toward God in absolute silence. The whole prayer is contained within this poised spirit and words or expression would only serve to interrupt your communion with God. – Walter Beuttler
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]]>Er wurde nicht umsonst “Apostel der Gegenwart” Gottes genannt, die Themen, über die er am häufigsten sprach waren Gottes Gegenwart und Gottes Stimme hören. Vor allem über Gottes Gegenwart habe ich von Beuttler mehr gelernt, als von allen anderen. Es gibt eine Seite im Netz, wo sehr viele von Beuttlers Predigten als PDF’s veröffentlicht sind. Ich kann diese nur wärmstens empfehlen. Jeder, der über eine echte Beziehung zu Jesus etwas lernen will, sollte sich diese herunterladen oder ausdrucken:
+ Cherubim Network / Sermons of Walter Beuttler
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