Saturday, June 18, 2011

What does it mean to live "Coram Deo" in a "non Psalm 118:24" world?

Psalm 118:24

"Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!"
Coram Deo something that takes place in the presence of, or before the face of, God. To live coram Deo is to live one’s entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.
Something people often forget is that every moment of our lives is lived in front of God and in His Holy presence...they think 'oh...i'll come to you with that issue later', or 'yeah i know i shouldn't be doing this, but i'll talk to you about it later', or 'i'll come when i have time'. Hmm...why is it then, that when in desperate need we yell out, "God! Where are you???!!!" When He's been there the whole time...and we are the ones that have moved. I think that if you asked anyone who had a good knowledge of Bible stories what happened to people when they were in the presence of God, they would all say something to the affect of, "they died", "they fell in shame because they were not worthy enough", "they had to look away"...which at different points, those were all true...God is Holy, infinite, all powerful, all present, Creator, just, loving (with an unconditional love) and perfect in every way...so...how would we act or respond if we were directly in His presence? umm well...considering we are sinful creatures whose natural tendency is to run away from God?? well probably (purely in my opinion) we would die on the spot, or melt in utter and complete shame. Well...after Christ's death on the cross and Resurrection, we were given direct access to God, to be able to be in His presence...Which begs the question...why are we not in fear of God (not fear as in terrified to death...but fear as in being in complete awe of who He is and what He does) . If people acted everyday, in every moment as they would act if they were in the presence of God...well things would be alot different... no, not perfect...because us sinful beings cannot be perfect (only Christ)...but they would be different, we would all be alot more sensitive to God's timing and to glorifying Him no matter what...how awesome would that be?? :)  
ok ok...this is sounding confusing i'm sure...
to live Coram Deo in a non Psalm 118:24 world is to live everyday and every moment fully realizing and understanding that we are in the presence of the one True, Most High, Holy Abba Father, God...and we need to commit every day to Him...it's already His, so let's commit our lives to Him...it's not a one time deal, it's a daily choice to lay down our lives for His sake and glory...  Praise the Lord!



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