Those who, by grace alone, have “seen” the “face” of Jesus Christ by faith, are so-enrapt by this visage that they earnestly and sincerely *want* to meet with their God every day.  In fact, this fellowship with The Holy Trinity becomes *so* special to them, that nothing else can replace it/replicate it/or (even) compete with it. . . . But someone might be saying, “But, Pastor Mark, how do I get to this point? What do I have to do? Why is my Christian life so unfulfilling; and how may I experience what you are talking about?”  These are good questions.

The best gauge of one’s self, is desire or love.  The “heart” of all truereligion is the heart; and what it (the heart) most-earnestly wants (or desires) is Christ.  All of this will be governed by love–which is the principal “director” of the heart.

So, the question I would like to pose today, is, “Is there anything we would rather do, than be in the presence of The Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–via the mediation of the God/Man Jesus Christ?”  If the honest answer to this query is, “No”–then this is very good.  If the honest answer, is, “Yes,” then we need to talk about that.

 There are two basic dimensions of being “in the presence of God”; and they are both not only absolutely necessary–they are also the clear gospel directives of God Himself.  The first of these “places” where God is met, is in the convocated covenant Sabbath worship services of The Holy Trinity in and as the church of Christ on the Lord’s Days (Sundays).  God does not meet with His (true/regenerated) saints–in this holy convocation–on any other day of the week.  (He only does this on His Son’s Resurrection Day.)  The second, and related “place” where the true saints meet with God is in their personal and private “prayer closets” [Matt. 6:6] on every day of the week.  The “prayer closet” is worthless without Sunday observance; and the Lord’s Day worship is hollow without a daily Spirit-led devotional life.

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