During a period of revival, Jonathan Edwards wrote, “After retiring to rest and sleeping a little while, I awoke and had a very lively consciousness of God’s being near me…. I lay awake most of the night, with a constant delightful sense of God’s great love and infinite condescension, and with a continual view of God as near, and as my God.”

How we need a revival of the sense of God’s presence! In Genesis, Joseph was conscious of God in every experience that he had and in everything that he did. He made God central to every part of his life and gave credit to God for all that happened.

We may not have a constant emotional sense of God’s nearness, but He is near, nonetheless. He goes with us. God walks with us through each day and is involved in our lives too. As you navigate today, whisper prayers for wisdom, asking God to guide every step and direct every decision. Practice His presence, and even when you awaken at night, remember how near He is to you.

The glory of God seemed to overcome me and swallow me up, and every conceivable suffering…seemed to shrink to nothing before it.
Jonathan Edwards