The Pursuit…
What is it that we pursue? What do we spend our time thinking on, striving after, seeking to spend time dwelling on? What reins in our hearts (spelling intentional)?
Are these things such that we would be comfortable thinking on them, dwelling on them if we knew that Christ was physically in our presence? The reality is that he is. Does that change our perspective? It should.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.
(For) The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His Glory-the Glory of the One and Only.
Knowing that one is always in the presence of GOD is the key for living by His fear. two of the old testament greatest prophets used to refer to the Lord as “the one before whom I stand” , in hebrew that would read as “the one before whom I am standing” it’s a continuous state
1 Ki 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
1Ki 18:15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
2Ki 3:14 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
amen