Our Redeemer Lives,Where is Jesus?

[kwikphilly]

Blessings & Greetings Everyone!

I've had some really interesting dialogue with some of you in the last 2 days- someone asked how Christians " interpret "the Scriptures regarding Jesus Presence.Personally I found this a profound and thought provoking question as I'm sure many people interpret the subject very differently- metaphorically,spiritually,literally etc but for the Born Again Believer there is no interpreting ,Jesus Abides in us,our Heavenly Father is Omnipresent,Holy Spirit Indwells- GOD is our Ever Present Help,He Inhabits our Praise.....We serve a GOD that is a Triunity,Father,Son and Holy Spirit -  His Presence IS,He IS the Great I Am!!! HALLELUYAH!

So with the Hope of being Encouragers ,perhaps one of our many readers who may be asking " Where are You Jesus "? With Great Expectations of feeling POW after an Alter Call or are sadly disappointed by not " feeling" what they thought that might feel like- I started this Thread. I've copied a statement here by my Brother @Alive I hope will join in to share & no doubt he will confirm that everyone's experience is different,it is uniquely yours,between God & yourself and not to be compared. He said

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I unknowingly attended a fellowship of Christians when 18 yoa. Short version. A fella quoted Jesus…”I am the Way, Truth and Life”. In that moment, Jesus spoke to me a distinct voice in my head…”I am the Truth”. In that moment, believing was not an issue. I simply Knew He was God. Understsnding came later. I was forever changed and began this 51 year journey.

Jesus simply opened my eyes to see. I was blind and in a split second, I saw.

You see,Jesus Presence is so much more than a " feeling" ,I can only describe for you " a Knowing" this Knowledge is Revealed by the Power of Holy Spirit & Received by the Eyes of Understanding deep within your own spirit,by Spirit

I think by hearing from the Body of Christ and His many members that it will edify and build up...Our Redeemer Does Live in each of us so let us pour out the Love of Christ upon you,that you may Receive His Blessed Assurance.... this is where Jesus IS,RIGHT HERE in our midst

@warrior12 said

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a soldier coming home from battle for a while, has a lot of tales to tell, for those who have not been there. All the glory belongs the Lord.

I myself  had the experience of being overwhelmingly surrounded by the Glorious Presence of Lord Jesus for a " moment" at the time I desparately called on Him in the middle of an occult ritual- from that moment on I was changed for the rest of my life- for those of us that have spiritual  warfare experience and know the presence of demons we can tell you the unseen realm is as real as ours- yes,our Jesus Will never Leave us and thank God for that!

I open the floor to whoever would like to share,bear witness or Testify - this Topic can Move in a couple of directions and may each be a Blessing to all

With love in Christ Kwik

Special invite to

@King Phenomenon

 

[Who me]

The presence  of Jesus, or of the spirit is not a constant feeling,  yes we will have feelings of spiritual blessings, presence etc but just as one does not constantly feel that they are in love or feel the state of being a citizen  of their country so as  Christian we will know our state, but not always feel it.

A far better standard is to look at what Jesus expects of us.

He said " If you Love me, you will keep my commands! "

Gal5:

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[c] you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

 

Well how do you live, to please the world or to please God.

How you live shows what you are,

[Alive]

Yes, we in Christ are all members of a single body where God has a purpose (purposes) for each individual. I think, in this light He gives us experiences that prepare each one for what He has in store for each individual ….and always with our welfare in mind.

Teachers and Preachers need to show the flock how much He loves them and give assurances of that Love regardless of how each feels as we walk in this earth each day. Feelings cannot be counted on. Christ your Lord and Savior can be.

He will never leave you or forsake you. The Father gave each one of you to Christ and Christ is the Great Shepherd.

[warrior12]

The verse below sums it up for me. Got to keep the faith.  Powerful and it expresses our spiritual life.

Hebrews 11     King James Version

11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

[farouk]

7 minutes ago, warrior12 said:

The verse below sums it up for me. Got to keep the faith.  Powerful and it expresses our spiritual life.

Hebrews 11     King James Version

11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

@warrior12 It's wondrously a work of God in any case: "Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." (John 6.28)

[TheBlade]

On 4/14/2025 at 11:54 PM, kwikphilly said:

Blessings & Greetings Everyone!

I've had some really interesting dialogue with some of you in the last 2 days- someone asked how Christians " interpret "the Scriptures regarding Jesus Presence.Personally I found this a profound and thought provoking question as I'm sure many people interpret the subject very differently- metaphorically,spiritually,literally etc but for the Born Again Believer there is no interpreting ,Jesus Abides in us,our Heavenly Father is Omnipresent,Holy Spirit Indwells- GOD is our Ever Present Help,He Inhabits our Praise.....We serve a GOD that is a Triunity,Father,Son and Holy Spirit -  His Presence IS,He IS the Great I Am!!! HALLELUYAH!

So with the Hope of being Encouragers ,perhaps one of our many readers who may be asking " Where are You Jesus "? With Great Expectations of feeling POW after an Alter Call or are sadly disappointed by not " feeling" what they thought that might feel like- I started this Thread. I've copied a statement here by my Brother @Alive I hope will join in to share & no doubt he will confirm that everyone's experience is different,it is uniquely yours,between God & yourself and not to be compared. He said

You see,Jesus Presence is so much more than a " feeling" ,I can only describe for you " a Knowing" this Knowledge is Revealed by the Power of Holy Spirit & Received by the Eyes of Understanding deep within your own spirit,by Spirit

I think by hearing from the Body of Christ and His many members that it will edify and build up...Our Redeemer Does Live in each of us so let us pour out the Love of Christ upon you,that you may Receive His Blessed Assurance.... this is where Jesus IS,RIGHT HERE in our midst

@warrior12 said

I myself  had the experience of being overwhelmingly surrounded by the Glorious Presence of Lord Jesus for a " moment" at the time I desparately called on Him in the middle of an occult ritual- from that moment on I was changed for the rest of my life- for those of us that have spiritual  warfare experience and know the presence of demons we can tell you the unseen realm is as real as ours- yes,our Jesus Will never Leave us and thank God for that!

I open the floor to whoever would like to share,bear witness or Testify - this Topic can Move in a couple of directions and may each be a Blessing to all

With love in Christ Kwik

Special invite to

@King Phenomenon

 

So wonderful to see you again. Praise GOD for this.. loved it! Thank you.

[kwikphilly]

4 hours ago, TheBlade said:

So wonderful to see you again. Praise GOD for this.. loved it! Thank you.

Great to see you also,I see your contributions often ,always uplifting in Christ's Love

Blessings to you

[kwikphilly]

So many times I hear a love song and can't help but think of Jesus.... the crooner is pouring out his or her heart expressing his feelings to the one he loves or about the one he loves and singing praises about why he is so madly in love with this person.... the songs always describe a personal,intimate relationship

That's what Christianity is ,it's an intimate an personal Relationship with God in Christ. So the original Topic that motivated me to begin this Thread was about Jesus Presence and what that means to a Christian...we were asked to interpret the Scriptures,Id like to ask" How do you describe Jesus Presence" or how do you Know He is Present? We each have our own Relationship and some might even hear His Still Small Voice audibly while others "Hear" His Voice ( or His Will) upon your heart . We probably have tons of incidences we can share with others about our daily interactions with our Living God.... we do not have a one sided fantastical or imagined idolization about someone we've read about- we don't read about God,we Know God because of His Presence in our lives,He Has and Does Reveal Himself to those who earnestly seek Him with all of their heart,soul and mind..... and we do Fall in Love with the One Who First Loved us

Until we MEET Him we do not have any Relationship- you can have a personal relationship with someone you don't know and have never met.... listen to a love song and then read the Book of John and you will hear Jesus Love Song Written just for you

So how did we meet our Greatest Love? No doubt everyone has their own story- I don't even know how I always Knew Jesus Loved me as a little girl,I'm sure I must've heard His Still Small Voice in the Love Songs to me as my Dad read the Scriptures aloud at bed time but I cannot remember what I felt or knew back then- I only remember I always Knew He IS as real as anyone on this earth and was always NEAR.....and then I got older , I went my own way,He Never Left

I often wonder if I was Born Again as a little girl and then later struggled between flesh and spirit,the spirit of pride lured me into the darkest,most wicked places that glittered as gold and I never resisted any temptation but when the time came,gripped by fear for my life and completely powerless my spirit Knew  exactly WHO to call immediately,without any hesitation- my Savior,my LORD and Savior - the King of kings,Lord of lords....and He Was Always There,Waiting,Allowing me to get myself in an awful mess that I'd realize I cannot live or do anything without Him.... it's only because of Him that I even survived my years out in the wilderness,I was spared many times doing my own thing,reckless and wild

Anyone remember having a secret admirer? A kid that longed to be with you but you were too busy having fun with a certain crowd that kid wasn't a part of-you barely noticed him but he was there,then something happens and he's like a knight in shining armor that rescues you..seemed to come out of nowhere?Then you get to know that kid and start a relationship,funny thing is he's the coolest cat you ever knew....then you see he's in your homeroom ,lives 3doors away and has all the same classes as you do.... he's always been there but you just never noticed,never took the time to get to know him even though he picked up the books you dropped,gave you a pencil,opened the door for etc,many times in your everyday life

I'm sort of rambling right now but oh yes,Jesus is very Present in my life-Hes never intrusive or invasive,He's Patient and a perfect Gentleman so it's up to me to invite Him to Drive my car or Lead the Way everyday❤️because He Does Know the Way I should go better than I