• Steel Mesh Zero Gravity Lounge Chair


    Lockable Reclining System
    Effortlessly reclines into a supportive zero-gravity position with a lockable mechanism. Removable elastic cords automatically adjust to your body weight for personalized comfort.

    Lightweight & Portable
    Designed for on-the-go relaxation! Its foldable, lightweight frame makes it easy to take along to the park, beach, campsite, or your next sports event.

    Detachable Tray for Convenience
    Comes with a removable accessory tray featuring two cup holders, a phone holder, and a tablet slot—keeping your drinks and devices within reach.

    Durable & Supportive Build
    Constructed with long-lasting, low-wear Textilene fabric and a sturdy frame that supports up to 250 lbs for reliable, all-day comfort.

    Adjustable Padded Headrest
    Includes a soft, removable headrest pillow that adjusts to your preferred height for added neck and head support.

    Product Dimensions:

    Open: 32.5"–61" (L) x 25" (W) x 33.5"–44" (H)

    Folded: 38" (L) x 25" (W) x 6" (H)

    Weight Capacity: 250 lbs

    Read More: https://sms2aim.com/products/

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    Steel Mesh Zero Gravity Lounge Chair Lockable Reclining System Effortlessly reclines into a supportive zero-gravity position with a lockable mechanism. Removable elastic cords automatically adjust to your body weight for personalized comfort. Lightweight & Portable Designed for on-the-go relaxation! Its foldable, lightweight frame makes it easy to take along to the park, beach, campsite, or your next sports event. Detachable Tray for Convenience Comes with a removable accessory tray featuring two cup holders, a phone holder, and a tablet slot—keeping your drinks and devices within reach. Durable & Supportive Build Constructed with long-lasting, low-wear Textilene fabric and a sturdy frame that supports up to 250 lbs for reliable, all-day comfort. Adjustable Padded Headrest Includes a soft, removable headrest pillow that adjusts to your preferred height for added neck and head support. Product Dimensions: Open: 32.5"–61" (L) x 25" (W) x 33.5"–44" (H) Folded: 38" (L) x 25" (W) x 6" (H) Weight Capacity: 250 lbs Read More: https://sms2aim.com/products/ #ZeroGravityChair #OutdoorComfort #FoldableLoungeChair #PortableRelaxation #ReclinerChair #BeachChair #CampingEssentials #RelaxInStyle #AdjustableRecliner #PatioFurniture
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  • THE DIARY OF A CHRIST FOCUSED CHRISTIAN!

    THE CHRISTIAN BELIEVER'S RESPONSE TO DEATH! [2COR.5:1-5] PART ONE!

    FOR ONCE, SUPPOSEDLY *ALMIGHTY* SCIENCE HAS NOTHING USEFUL TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT AFTER DEATH HOLDS FOR US!

    Strange and funny as it may seem to the unbeliever, death is not the end of our earthly story.

    Of all the fears that plague the heart of man, none is greater than the fear of death. It is our greatest fear, the sum of all other fears.

    We are afraid to die.
    We are afraid of what happens when we die.

    The rich, poor, black, white, lazy, strong,etc...the entire humanity. But, what's funny for me is the thought that, the man who boasts and thumps his chest, *DO YOU KNOW ME...DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO,* is actually afraid of death!

    The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,
    And all that beauty, all that wealth ever gave,
    Awaits alike the inevitable hour,
    The whole paths lead but to the grave.

    Life is short and so uncertain. “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes” (James 4:14b). Moses said to the Lord in Psalm 90:5-6, “You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning-though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered.”

    The Greek playwright Sophocles said it this way: “Of all the great wonders, none is greater than man. Only for death can he find no cure.”

    There is “a time to be born and a time to die” (Ecclesiastes 3:2).

    Visit any cemetery and you can’t really tell much difference between the Christian and the non-Christian. Oh, you can intuit something by reading the markers, but the dead lie buried side by side, six feet underground. There they are, all grouped together, young and old, male and female, rich and poor, famous and infamous, churchgoers and nonbelievers.

    Does death win in the end? On this side of the grave it’s hard to tell.
    Or so it seems.

    Death is not the end of the story for those who know the Lord. The Bible tells us what lies ahead for those who know Christ Jesus. In 2 Corinthians 5, we discover wonderful truths that give us hope as we face death with all its dark fears.

    This passage as a whole is one of the most difficult among all the things Paul wrote, and yet once you get past the difficulties, there is a simplicity about it that attracts the believing heart. Even if we do not understand every detail, the first impression it leaves with the reader gives hope as we look ahead to the end of our earthly journey and wonder, “What’s next?”

    Paul tells us in very picturesque language that we have nothing to fear, that no matter how we die or when or where, and no matter what may be our physical condition at the moment of death, we have a promise from God that death itself cannot break.

    I. THE CERTAINTY OF THE RESURRECTION BODY!

    “Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” (verse 1).

    Surely the most important part of this verse comes in the first three words. “Now we know.” Death itself confronts us with many mysteries. No one who reads these words can say with certainty how much longer they will live.
    Every single breath we take is a gift from God.

    As to what happens after we die, FOR ONCE, SCIENCE HAS NOTHING USEFUL TO TELL US. The great researchers have no certain knowledge about what happens a minute after we die. We will not get the answer from philosophy or from history. If you visit a vast cemetery, all you know for certain is it is full of dead people who once were alive. Try as you might, you cannot divine from studying the dead what happens when we die.

    But Paul assures in God's Word that there are some things we can know with certainty.

    (A) WE LIVE IN A TENT!

    Our bodies are like tents. They wear out, they sag, they expand, they wrinkle, the joints get creaky, the arteries harden, gravity pulls everything downward, the heart slows down, the eyes grow dim, the teeth fall out, the back is stooped, and the arms grow weary. Our bones break, our muscles weaken. The body bulges in the wrong places. We brag about our strength but a tiny microbe can kill us. Sooner or later we grow old and our bodies begin to break down. Eventually they stop working altogether. No amount of Vitamin C or Siberian Ginseng can change that fact. At best, we can only slow down the aging process; we cannot delay it forever.

    As we age, we pay more attention to things like diet and exercise. Fitness is in, and we’ve got runners and bikers and marathoners and people who lift weights four times a week. Yet, as you do all these, you’re still falling apart.

    Now all of that is good. Exercise is good and good nutrition is even better, and it would help all of us to get in shape and stay in shape. Yet, our body won’t last forever. We can eat all the right diet we want, but our body will still fall apart in the end. Do we know our body disintegrates all the time?
    The cells of our body are actually programmed to die.

    (B) WE WILL ONE DAY TRADE IN OUR TENT FOR A BUILDING!

    Think about the difference between a tent and a building. Tents are temporary and flimsy, easily torn, and meant to be replaced. A building is strong, built on a foundation, and not meant to be moved.

    Someday we will give up our tent and replace it with a building made by God Himself. That one fact tells us something important about death;

    Death is not the end.
    Death is not reincarnation.
    Death is not evaporation.
    Death is not annihilation.

    Death is a trade-in.

    One day we will trade in our broken down bodies for a new body. Look what Paul says about that new body.

    It is from God.
    It is not made with hands.
    It is eternal.
    It is heavenly, not earthly.

    Death is a trade-in.
    That’s what Paul means when he says, “We know.” Lots of things we don’t know about the future, but this much is certain. We won’t have to live in tents forever. Someday our “tent” will be replaced with a “building” made by God.

    When we return,by His Grace and Mercy, we shall talk about the nature of the resurrection body...till then, May His Word become life in our lives,Amen!
    THE DIARY OF A CHRIST FOCUSED CHRISTIAN! πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”šπŸ”šπŸ”šπŸ”šπŸ”šπŸ”š THE CHRISTIAN BELIEVER'S RESPONSE TO DEATH! [2COR.5:1-5] PART ONE! πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯ FOR ONCE, SUPPOSEDLY *ALMIGHTY* SCIENCE HAS NOTHING USEFUL TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT AFTER DEATH HOLDS FOR US! Strange and funny as it may seem to the unbeliever, death is not the end of our earthly story. Of all the fears that plague the heart of man, none is greater than the fear of death. It is our greatest fear, the sum of all other fears. We are afraid to die. We are afraid of what happens when we die. The rich, poor, black, white, lazy, strong,etc...the entire humanity. But, what's funny for me is the thought that, the man who boasts and thumps his chest, *DO YOU KNOW ME...DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO,* is actually afraid of death! The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth ever gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour, The whole paths lead but to the grave. Life is short and so uncertain. “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes” (James 4:14b). Moses said to the Lord in Psalm 90:5-6, “You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning-though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered.” The Greek playwright Sophocles said it this way: “Of all the great wonders, none is greater than man. Only for death can he find no cure.” There is “a time to be born and a time to die” (Ecclesiastes 3:2). Visit any cemetery and you can’t really tell much difference between the Christian and the non-Christian. Oh, you can intuit something by reading the markers, but the dead lie buried side by side, six feet underground. There they are, all grouped together, young and old, male and female, rich and poor, famous and infamous, churchgoers and nonbelievers. Does death win in the end? On this side of the grave it’s hard to tell. Or so it seems. Death is not the end of the story for those who know the Lord. The Bible tells us what lies ahead for those who know Christ Jesus. In 2 Corinthians 5, we discover wonderful truths that give us hope as we face death with all its dark fears. This passage as a whole is one of the most difficult among all the things Paul wrote, and yet once you get past the difficulties, there is a simplicity about it that attracts the believing heart. Even if we do not understand every detail, the first impression it leaves with the reader gives hope as we look ahead to the end of our earthly journey and wonder, “What’s next?” Paul tells us in very picturesque language that we have nothing to fear, that no matter how we die or when or where, and no matter what may be our physical condition at the moment of death, we have a promise from God that death itself cannot break. πŸ‘‰I. THE CERTAINTY OF THE RESURRECTION BODY! “Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” (verse 1). Surely the most important part of this verse comes in the first three words. “Now we know.” Death itself confronts us with many mysteries. No one who reads these words can say with certainty how much longer they will live. Every single breath we take is a gift from God. As to what happens after we die, FOR ONCE, SCIENCE HAS NOTHING USEFUL TO TELL US. The great researchers have no certain knowledge about what happens a minute after we die. We will not get the answer from philosophy or from history. If you visit a vast cemetery, all you know for certain is it is full of dead people who once were alive. Try as you might, you cannot divine from studying the dead what happens when we die. But Paul assures in God's Word that there are some things we can know with certainty. (A) WE LIVE IN A TENT! Our bodies are like tents. They wear out, they sag, they expand, they wrinkle, the joints get creaky, the arteries harden, gravity pulls everything downward, the heart slows down, the eyes grow dim, the teeth fall out, the back is stooped, and the arms grow weary. Our bones break, our muscles weaken. The body bulges in the wrong places. We brag about our strength but a tiny microbe can kill us. Sooner or later we grow old and our bodies begin to break down. Eventually they stop working altogether. No amount of Vitamin C or Siberian Ginseng can change that fact. At best, we can only slow down the aging process; we cannot delay it forever. As we age, we pay more attention to things like diet and exercise. Fitness is in, and we’ve got runners and bikers and marathoners and people who lift weights four times a week. Yet, as you do all these, you’re still falling apart. Now all of that is good. Exercise is good and good nutrition is even better, and it would help all of us to get in shape and stay in shape. Yet, our body won’t last forever. We can eat all the right diet we want, but our body will still fall apart in the end. Do we know our body disintegrates all the time? The cells of our body are actually programmed to die. (B) WE WILL ONE DAY TRADE IN OUR TENT FOR A BUILDING! Think about the difference between a tent and a building. Tents are temporary and flimsy, easily torn, and meant to be replaced. A building is strong, built on a foundation, and not meant to be moved. Someday we will give up our tent and replace it with a building made by God Himself. That one fact tells us something important about deathπŸ‘‡; Death is not the end. Death is not reincarnation. Death is not evaporation. Death is not annihilation. Death is a trade-in. One day we will trade in our broken down bodies for a new body. Look what Paul says about that new body. It is from God. It is not made with hands. It is eternal. It is heavenly, not earthly. Death is a trade-in. That’s what Paul means when he says, “We know.” Lots of things we don’t know about the future, but this much is certain. We won’t have to live in tents forever. Someday our “tent” will be replaced with a “building” made by God. When we return,by His Grace and Mercy, we shall talk about the nature of the resurrection body...till then, May His Word become life in our lives,AmenπŸ™‡πŸ™!
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  • Shop Physics Lab Tools – Mechanics

    Discover essential mechanics equipment used in physics labs to demonstrate principles like gravity, inertia, and acceleration.

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    Shop Physics Lab Tools – Mechanics Discover essential mechanics equipment used in physics labs to demonstrate principles like gravity, inertia, and acceleration. https://www.gstc.com/product-category/lab-scientific/physics-lab/mechanics/page/2/?orderby=rating
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  • Massimo Luciani - Gravitational influences are distorting the Small Magellanic Cloud:

    https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/05/21/gravitational-influences-are-distorting-the-small-magellanic-cloud/

    #SmallMagellanicCloud #SMC #ClassicalCepheid #Cepheid #OpticalGravitationalLensing #OGLE #Gaia #Gravity #Kinematics #Astrophysics #Astronomy
    Massimo Luciani - Gravitational influences are distorting the Small Magellanic Cloud: https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/05/21/gravitational-influences-are-distorting-the-small-magellanic-cloud/ #SmallMagellanicCloud #SMC #ClassicalCepheid #Cepheid #OpticalGravitationalLensing #OGLE #Gaia #Gravity #Kinematics #Astrophysics #Astronomy
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    Gravitational influences are distorting the Small Magellanic Cloud
    An article published in 'The Astrophysical Journal Letters' reports the results of a study of the Small Magellanic Cloud that shows how this dwarf galaxy is...
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  • THAT I MAY KNOW HIM!(PHP.3:10)

    THE CONSEQUENCES OF SHUTTING GOD OUT OF OUR LIVES! [PS. 51:11]

    So many of us are do so much take God's Love for us for granted. And one of the fact responsible is wrong following and mentoring by self centered custodians of God's Word.

    Most of them teach that God Loves us so much that He can't leave us no matter how we wilfully offend Him. But, I tell you now that God does abandon us to our fate,if we consistently disobey and disregard Him. And it's horribly dangerous.

    In Psalm 51:11, David pleads with God, saying, “Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.” This one-sentence prayer, part of David’s prayer of repentance to God, reveals a sobering spiritual reality we need to understand, namely, it is possible for God to remove His blessed presence from our lives.

    Let that sink in for a moment. It is possible to no longer experience the intimate relationship, deep friendship, and even family closeness with God that we once knew. And to lose the close fellowship of God’s Spirit is to lose His guidance, empowerment, and the joy of His salvation working mightily within us.

    No one who once knew God wants to reach a point where they can no longer feel His presence or hear His voice... and, I mean, no one.

    WHAT DOES LOSING GOD'S PRESENCE MEAN?

    To be out of God’s presence means to no longer have His spiritual fellowship and blessing over our lives. It means we have forfeited any intimate communion with Him and can no longer experience the comfort, direction, purpose, and power that comes from His Spirit dwelling richly within us. And it’s a lonely, dark, miserable, and depressing place to be. Certainly so pathetic a situation!

    Tragically, in the book of Judges, we see this described in Samson’s life. Though freakishly strong, Samson lost the blessing of God’s PRESENCE and POWER to work through him as a leader over Israel because of his lust and sin. And his lack of obedience to God’s standards of holiness, along with his blatant disregard for God’s purpose in his life, resulted in his tragic public downfall.

    Samson’s sad EXAMPLE WARNS US NOT TO PRESUME UPON GOD'S ABIDING PRESENCE toY ALWAYS BE WITH US, IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW WE CHOOSE TO WALK BEFORE HIM.(Judges 13-16)

    Remember, sin and disobedience have consequences, both in this life and in the life to come. And our unrepented and persistent sin and rebellion can, and will, easily quench and grieve the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30), putting a great gulf between us and joyful fellowship with God (1 Thess. 5:19). I mean, why should we expect to relish in the joy of His approval and presence when our actions show our complete rejection of His standards and ways? It just doesn’t work that way.

    BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF LOSING GOD'S PRESENCE.

    Scripture contains several sobering examples of God’s people forfeiting His blessed presence for a season because of their sin and rebellion against Him.

    Israel’s refusal to enter the Promised Land because of fear and unbelief resulted in 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.

    King Solomon’s turning to idol worship because of his many foreign wives led to God’s promise to tear the kingdom away from his descendants. And God truly did!

    Saul’s pride, envy, and independence from God’s word resulted in his losing the kingdom and his reign as king over Israel to David.

    And even David lost the joy of his salvation after his sin against Bathsheba and the murder of her husband, Uriah. Yet He found forgiveness and restoration only after fully repenting, without excuses (Psalm 51).

    Through these accounts and others, we learn how unchecked, besetting sins can earn God’s discipline and the chastisement of withdrawing His presence from those He loves in order to bring them back into a relationship with Him.

    THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOSING GOD'S PRESENCE.

    To grasp the gravity of this loss of His presence, consider the very first Biblical example: Adam and Eve being banished from Eden and God’s Presence after their sin and rebellion. We see their heartbreaking exile from God’s Presence in Genesis 3:23-24:

    “Therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.”

    Now, no longer able to walk with God “in the garden in the cool of the day” (Gen. 3:8), Adam and Eve, and all humanity after them, faced toil, pain, hardship, and death outside of God’s protective presence. Similarly, Cain faced wandering and fear as a “fugitive and vagabond on the earth” after murdering his brother Abel (Gen. 4:12). The loss of the safety and security of God’s intimate presence left him isolated and alone, which was not God’s original plan for them.Not at all.

    Losing the fellowship of God’s Spirit dramatically affects every area of life. We may struggle with feelings of isolation, anxiety, aimlessness, despair, and debilitating guilt. Without access to God’s wisdom and perspective, we fall victim to poor decision-making, with moral confusion not far behind. Our spiritual vitality evaporates, leaving behind deadness, dryness, and powerlessness in its wake. We become just a living shell of what we once were when we could experience the presence of God in our lives.

    Indeed, shutting ourselves off from the Source of life has tragic consequences that touch every aspect of our lives. So, we must carefully guard against anything that could earn the removal of such an infinitely precious gift.

    RESTORING GOD'S ABIDING PRESENCE.

    The good news is that Scripture offers hope for restoration through genuine repentance. Just as “weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5), so God promises that if we draw near to Him, He will forgive, forget, and graciously reciprocate and draw near to us once again (James 4:8). No matter how far we have strayed through our disobedience, it is not too far nor too late to reclaim the blessings of His abiding presence.

    BUT HOW IS THIS DONE? HOW CAN WE EXPERIENCE GOD'S PRESENCE ONCE AGAIN?

    By examining the accounts of divine forgiveness and restoration in Scripture, we can uncover some spiritual principles to apply in reclaiming God’s manifest presence:

    Examine Your Heart Before God:
    Invite His searching gaze to reveal any areas of offense that may be hindering close fellowship, such as unforgiveness, pride, or secret sins (Psalm 139:23-24).

    Confess Everything Completely:
    Hold nothing back from God (like He doesn’t know already?). Agree with Him about the true ugliness of your sins, calling them what Scripture calls them, “Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight” (Psalm 51:4, 1 John 1:9, 1 Samuel 15:23).

    Repent Thoroughly and Honestly:
    Turn away from all that offends God and turn wholeheartedly towards Him in submission and obedience to His complete Lordship over every area in your life. Again, hold nothing back from God, give Him everything (John 14:15, Romans 8:13).

    Walk Accountably:
    Surround yourself with wise, merciful companions who will help you persevere in living uprightly and fruitfully before God (Hebrews 10:24-25). Don’t try to go it alone. After all, it didn’t work the first time, did it?

    By applying these Biblical strategies, you can find healing, hope, and restoration in your walk with Christ. And by His astonishing grace (which I still can’t comprehend), He invites us to come freely and find the refreshing rivers of His presence flowing freely once again in the wastelands of our lives.

    Standing Ready to Welcome Us Home
    Never forget that we serve an incredibly merciful and compassionate God who stands ready to lavish His presence abundantly upon all who seek Him. He yearns for reconciliation even more than we do. Christ Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son reminds us that the Father is constantly looking expectantly down that road for signs of His wayward child returning home. And when He catches sight of us finally turning back, He runs to embrace us, fully restoring all that was lost in that painful absence (Luke 15:11-32).

    What wondrous love is this...that our God never gives up on us, regardless of how far we stray? He graciously disciplines those He loves to spur our return to Him freely and wholeheartedly (Revelation 3:19). And understanding both the blessings of walking in God’s presence and the agony of losing that gift, He offers us a powerful motivation to pursue intimate fellowship with God above all else.

    By His grace, may we fervently guard our hearts against anything that could earn separation from the One who is Life itself...the Loving Lord Christ Jesus.
    Amen!
    THAT I MAY KNOW HIM!(PHP.3:10) πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯πŸš₯ THE CONSEQUENCES OF SHUTTING GOD OUT OF OUR LIVES! [PS. 51:11] πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’«πŸ’« So many of us are do so much take God's Love for us for granted. And one of the fact responsible is wrong following and mentoring by self centered custodians of God's Word. Most of them teach that God Loves us so much that He can't leave us no matter how we wilfully offend Him. But, I tell you now that God does abandon us to our fate,if we consistently disobey and disregard Him. And it's horribly dangerous. In Psalm 51:11, David pleads with God, saying, “Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.” This one-sentence prayer, part of David’s prayer of repentance to God, reveals a sobering spiritual reality we need to understand, namely, it is possible for God to remove His blessed presence from our lives. Let that sink in for a moment. It is possible to no longer experience the intimate relationship, deep friendship, and even family closeness with God that we once knew. And to lose the close fellowship of God’s Spirit is to lose His guidance, empowerment, and the joy of His salvation working mightily within us. No one who once knew God wants to reach a point where they can no longer feel His presence or hear His voice... and, I mean, no one. πŸ‘‰ WHAT DOES LOSING GOD'S PRESENCE MEAN? To be out of God’s presence means to no longer have His spiritual fellowship and blessing over our lives. It means we have forfeited any intimate communion with Him and can no longer experience the comfort, direction, purpose, and power that comes from His Spirit dwelling richly within us. And it’s a lonely, dark, miserable, and depressing place to be. Certainly so pathetic a situation! Tragically, in the book of Judges, we see this described in Samson’s life. Though freakishly strong, Samson lost the blessing of God’s PRESENCE and POWER to work through him as a leader over Israel because of his lust and sin. And his lack of obedience to God’s standards of holiness, along with his blatant disregard for God’s purpose in his life, resulted in his tragic public downfall. Samson’s sad EXAMPLE WARNS US NOT TO PRESUME UPON GOD'S ABIDING PRESENCE toY ALWAYS BE WITH US, IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW WE CHOOSE TO WALK BEFORE HIM.(Judges 13-16) Remember, sin and disobedience have consequences, both in this life and in the life to come. And our unrepented and persistent sin and rebellion can, and will, easily quench and grieve the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30), putting a great gulf between us and joyful fellowship with God (1 Thess. 5:19). I mean, why should we expect to relish in the joy of His approval and presence when our actions show our complete rejection of His standards and ways? It just doesn’t work that way. πŸ‘‰ BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF LOSING GOD'S PRESENCE. Scripture contains several sobering examples of God’s people forfeiting His blessed presence for a season because of their sin and rebellion against Him. πŸ’Israel’s refusal to enter the Promised Land because of fear and unbelief resulted in 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. πŸ’King Solomon’s turning to idol worship because of his many foreign wives led to God’s promise to tear the kingdom away from his descendants. And God truly did! πŸ’Saul’s pride, envy, and independence from God’s word resulted in his losing the kingdom and his reign as king over Israel to David. πŸ’And even David lost the joy of his salvation after his sin against Bathsheba and the murder of her husband, Uriah. Yet He found forgiveness and restoration only after fully repenting, without excuses (Psalm 51). Through these accounts and others, we learn how unchecked, besetting sins can earn God’s discipline and the chastisement of withdrawing His presence from those He loves in order to bring them back into a relationship with Him. πŸ‘‰ THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOSING GOD'S PRESENCE. To grasp the gravity of this loss of His presence, consider the very first Biblical example: Adam and Eve being banished from Eden and God’s Presence after their sin and rebellion. We see their heartbreaking exile from God’s Presence in Genesis 3:23-24: “Therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.” Now, no longer able to walk with God “in the garden in the cool of the day” (Gen. 3:8), Adam and Eve, and all humanity after them, faced toil, pain, hardship, and death outside of God’s protective presence. Similarly, Cain faced wandering and fear as a “fugitive and vagabond on the earth” after murdering his brother Abel (Gen. 4:12). The loss of the safety and security of God’s intimate presence left him isolated and alone, which was not God’s original plan for them.Not at all. Losing the fellowship of God’s Spirit dramatically affects every area of life. We may struggle with feelings of isolation, anxiety, aimlessness, despair, and debilitating guilt. Without access to God’s wisdom and perspective, we fall victim to poor decision-making, with moral confusion not far behind. Our spiritual vitality evaporates, leaving behind deadness, dryness, and powerlessness in its wake. We become just a living shell of what we once were when we could experience the presence of God in our lives. πŸ’Indeed, shutting ourselves off from the Source of life has tragic consequences that touch every aspect of our lives. So, we must carefully guard against anything that could earn the removal of such an infinitely precious gift. πŸ‘‰ RESTORING GOD'S ABIDING PRESENCE. The good news is that Scripture offers hope for restoration through genuine repentance. Just as “weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5), so God promises that if we draw near to Him, He will forgive, forget, and graciously reciprocate and draw near to us once again (James 4:8). No matter how far we have strayed through our disobedience, it is not too far nor too late to reclaim the blessings of His abiding presence. πŸ‘‰ BUT HOW IS THIS DONE? HOW CAN WE EXPERIENCE GOD'S PRESENCE ONCE AGAIN? By examining the accounts of divine forgiveness and restoration in Scripture, we can uncover some spiritual principles to apply in reclaiming God’s manifest presence: πŸ’Examine Your Heart Before God: Invite His searching gaze to reveal any areas of offense that may be hindering close fellowship, such as unforgiveness, pride, or secret sins (Psalm 139:23-24). πŸ’Confess Everything Completely: Hold nothing back from God (like He doesn’t know already?). Agree with Him about the true ugliness of your sins, calling them what Scripture calls them, “Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight” (Psalm 51:4, 1 John 1:9, 1 Samuel 15:23). πŸ’Repent Thoroughly and Honestly: Turn away from all that offends God and turn wholeheartedly towards Him in submission and obedience to His complete Lordship over every area in your life. Again, hold nothing back from God, give Him everything (John 14:15, Romans 8:13). πŸ’Walk Accountably: Surround yourself with wise, merciful companions who will help you persevere in living uprightly and fruitfully before God (Hebrews 10:24-25). Don’t try to go it alone. After all, it didn’t work the first time, did it? By applying these Biblical strategies, you can find healing, hope, and restoration in your walk with Christ. And by His astonishing grace (which I still can’t comprehend), He invites us to come freely and find the refreshing rivers of His presence flowing freely once again in the wastelands of our lives. πŸ’Standing Ready to Welcome Us Home Never forget that we serve an incredibly merciful and compassionate God who stands ready to lavish His presence abundantly upon all who seek Him. He yearns for reconciliation even more than we do. Christ Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son reminds us that the Father is constantly looking expectantly down that road for signs of His wayward child returning home. And when He catches sight of us finally turning back, He runs to embrace us, fully restoring all that was lost in that painful absence (Luke 15:11-32). What wondrous love is this...that our God never gives up on us, regardless of how far we stray? He graciously disciplines those He loves to spur our return to Him freely and wholeheartedly (Revelation 3:19). And understanding both the blessings of walking in God’s presence and the agony of losing that gift, He offers us a powerful motivation to pursue intimate fellowship with God above all else. By His grace, may we fervently guard our hearts against anything that could earn separation from the One who is Life itself...the Loving Lord Christ Jesus. AmenπŸ™‡πŸ™!
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