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The Theophany of Omnipresence

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Psalms 139:8 (KJV) If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there .   The above verse is an expression of the omnipresence of God. It addresses God being everywhere at the same time. This is the first thing that comes into the average person’s mind when we think of God’s Omnipresence and the very thing addressed in the last blog   Omnipresent God .   In the next two blogs on omnipresence we will address The theophany of Omnipresence, and the Indwelling of Omnipresence.   Today we address the theophany of God’s Omnipresence, and there is no better place to start than to ask the question what is a theophany?   A theophany a visible manifestation to humankind of God. In the Hebrew Text  (Old Testament) God appears as an angel of the Lord, in physical form, in visions and dreams and as a burning bush .   I think we need to understand that a theophany is much different than ta Christophan...

When the Spirit Moves You to Prayer

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Ever wonder what your pastor was talking about when he ask you to pray in the spirit ?   Immediately we began speaking (praying) in tongues, assuming that this is what is required of  us. But is this the right action? Is this really praying in the spirit? And if so, is this the only way  to pray in the spirit ? Praying in the Spirit or Holy Ghost is only addressed three times in the bible, Jude 1:20  “Praying in the Holy Ghost”; Ephesians 6:18 “in the Spirit ” and 1 Corinthians 14:15 “pray with the Spirit”  However, for some people these three verses are clear instructions for praying in tongues.  But,  to say that praying in tongues is the only way of praying in the Spirit is to limit the supernatural methods in which Yahweh provides for us to come into his presence.  What then is praying in the spirit?  A very interesting thing comes to light when we read Ephesians 6:18 in the NIV Bible says that we shou...