I saw these words today and really liked them; enough to make the above picture. They just seemed to provide comfort and encouragement to me. Then, I looked a bit deeper - God gives… light, love power and His presence. And he does thisfor ME!
In a way, each statement seems to follow one another, compliment one another and that reminds me of the words of Peter in his second letter...
2 Peter 1 (World English Bible)
2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue; 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust. (emphasis added) 5 Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part (emphasis added) all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; 6 and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness; 7 and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (emphasis added)
As we add to our knowledge of him in both theory and practice, we grow closer to God and HE to us. And that last statement in the picture - “Wherever God is, I am” will be fully realized in heaven.
Until that time, if we really follow Peter’s admonition to add godly characteristics to our lives we will be: “not idle or unfruitful”. Why? Because…
Wherever I am, God is!!!
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