2-28-08 Deuteronomy 5:26 You Can LiveIn God's Presence

Deuteronomy 5:26 (NAS)
For who is there of all flesh, who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

Deuteronomy 5:26 (NLT)
Can any living thing hear the voice of the living God from the heart of the fire and yet survive?
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You know that nothing born of sin can stand for very long in Adonai's presence. God is holy and those who come before Him must be holy as well. Anyone born of the flesh cannot live in His presence.

You, however, have been given a fresh new existence, for you have been born again of the Spirit of the Living God. Sin and death no longer have the mastery over you. You have heard the sound of the Master's voice and you obeyed Him when He called. Whether He thundered or whether He spoke lightly, a spark was ignited in you to give ear to His words.

Now you have a cheerful and rosy countenance because you have followed His call. He has given you the joyful work of announcing and publishing His glad news. As the Lord's messenger, you preach and show forth the good tidings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Even if the Lord Jehovah appears to speak to you from the very center of a fiery flame, you need have no fear. His words are not meant to negatively subdue you, but to arrange your life to reap its fullest blessing. Instead of destruction, He desires to speak promises to you and He seeks to commune with you. He has revived you, making you alive. Instead of receiving death in His presence, you are quickened, preserved, and nourished. In His presence, you are made whole