Realization #04: The full essence of God resides within each & every sentient Being for the entirety of their lives.
Where are we to find God? Many pray to a God that resides far away from us – far “above” our physical existence here on Earth; worshiping an external God that “looks down” upon us “from on high.” Indeed, there is some Scriptural support for such a claim, and yet it is just as scripturally appropriate to see God in everything around us every day; literally feeling God’s omni-presence surrounding us in every instant of our lives …
“Where can I Go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your Presence? If I go up on the Heavens, you are there: if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.”
~ Psalm 139:7
And yet, when the Bible speaks of worshiping God in relation to Salvation, it invariably describes God as an internal Presence – a Guiding Power residing inside each and every one of us…
“Know that I am in my Father and you in me, and I in you.” ~ John 14:20 & “Do you not Know that you are God’s Temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in You?”
~ 1 Corinthians 3:16
“Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?” ~ 2 Corinthians 13:5
And as such, it is both more honoring of God and more loving towards others to see God as literally residing inside everything; all the entities outside our own bodies, and the Spirit of Truth that resides within our own hearts as well.
“There is one body and one Spirit; … one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” ~ Ephesians 4:4-6
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