The Weight of His Presence

We have been taught to seek the presence of God as though it were something warm, something safe, something that exists for our comfort. We sing about it. We chase it in worship services. We measure it by how we feel when the music plays.But the God of Scripture has never been safe to be near.This book does not offer the presence of God as you have been taught to understand it. It will not comfort you with familiar language about drawing near. It will take you into the dark cloud where God chose to dwell and ask why the God who is light made His home where no one could see. It will stand you before the holiness that consumes, the mercy that restrains, and the silence that falls when heaven itself has nothing left to say.The presence of God is not warmth. It is weight.And the question this book will press upon you is not whether God is present. He is. The question is whether you can bear it."You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live." Exodus 33:20

Pages: 105, Paperback, Independently published