Who is With You?

2 Samuel 5:10 NIV
And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him.

Indeed, the issues raised in the passage above are fundamental to our work and walk as Christians today. We live in a world that claims self-sufficiency and self-sustenance. We are in an age of human achievements and records are being broken. Man has always an easier way of doing things, and has, over the years, grown ouf of the consciousness of God and his power. We have become accustomed to seeing wealth and riches being displayed without anyone caring about how it is made. We celebrate the holders and owners of this wealth, making them feel they are more 'human' than the rest of us.

But I hear God saying again this morning: there's nothing that lasts outside of me. There's nothing worthwhile that man has achieved without my input. You can never amount to anything if the God who has everything does not live in you. You can't have much impact until you settle accounts with God.

That is the lesson of this morning. The only way up or forward is in God. His presence is the assurance of greatness. When he is involved in a project, he makes sure all ends well. When he's asked not to interfere, he does not. Check out the records of men who had God as they walked and you will find out that their lives made sense.  Joseph was in his father's house; God was with him. As long as his internal conditions did not change, the external conditions did not matter. As long as he carried God everywhere he went, it did not matter whether he was in the pit, prison or palace, God's presence made all the difference.

David may not have been the best king Israel had by human standards. He was a liar,  adulterer and murderer while he reigned but there's a truth that flowed all through his life: God was with him. The past or the present may be rough, but check your internal condition: do you have WHO it takes to journey well? Is God with you or you are running this race alone, without help, without direction and without God?

His presence is key. His time of favour is here.