Pack The House - God With Us. Period.

MATTHEW 1:18-23GOD WITH US. PERIOD.OMNIPOTENCE: all-powerfulOMNISCIENCE: all-knowingOMNIPRESENCE: all-present7 Where shall I go from your Spirit?    Or where shall I flee from your presence?8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!    If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!PSALM 139:7-8GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US BUT WE AREN’T ALWAYS WITH HIM. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.PSALM 16:11And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”EXODUS 33:14Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.JAMES 4:850 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.MATTHEW 27:50-51The veil was what separated the holy place from the most holy place in the temple. It was a vivid demonstration of the separation between God and man. Notably, the veil was torn from top to bottom, and it was God who did the tearing.DAVID GUZIKGOD IS WITH US IN OUR DISAPPOINTMENTS5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[a] of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.LUKE 1:5-13GOD IS WITH US IN OUR LIMITATIONS30 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel[f] forever; his Kingdom will never end!”34 Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.LUKE 1:30-35 GOD IS WITH US IN OUR ORDINARY39 When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee. 40 There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was on him.LUKE 2:39-40Enter his gates with thanksgiving;    go into his courts with praise.    Give thanks to him and praise his name.PSALM 100:4