In His Presence

Presence -  The immediate area surrounding a person.

The Lord will show us the path of life; He will honor our requests and He will meet our needs -- if we would get in His immediate surroundings. Psalms 16:11 says: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for ever more. That means that we don't have to be a rocket scientist, a lawyer, or a doctor to be blessed... we just need to be a humble servant in need of a blessing.

Hannah's husband had two wives - one had children, but Hannah did not because the Lord had shut up her womb. 1 Samuel 1:6 tell us how Peninnah provoked Hannah sore and tried to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. And Hannah was bitter in her soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. She asked the Lord to look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember her, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child. As Hannah got in His presence, the Lord remembered Hannah and He gave her a male child.

The Lord sent Isaiah to tell Hezekiah to set his house in order: for he was to die, and not live. When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, and said, remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight, and Hezekiah wept sore. Before Isaiah could even got out of the courtyard, the Lord had told him to go back and tell Hezekiah that He heard his prayer and saw his tears, and He was going to add FIFTEEN years to his life. Hezekiah got in His presence. (Isaiah 38:1 - 5)

The Word tells us how Jesus and a great number of people were passing through Jericho and blind Bartimaeus was sitting by the highway begging and when he heard it was Jesus, he began to cry out, "Jesus, thy son of David, have mercy on me." The people around him told him to be quiet and to hold his peace, but the more they tried to quiet him, the more he cried out. That just goes to show you that you can't always listen to people, because it might cause you to miss out on your blessing. When Jesus heard Bartimaeus' cry, the Bible says that He stood still, called him over and asked him, "What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?" Bartimaeus replied, "Lord, that I might receive my sight" and immediately he received his sight. Bartimaeus got in His presence.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.  To get in His presence; we must cry out and weep before the Lord.