Present

The fool^a says in his heart,

“There is no God.”

They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;

there is no one who does good.

2The Lord looks down from heaven

on all mankind

to see if there are any who understand,

any who seek God.

3All have turned away, all have become corrupt;

there is no one who does good,

not even one.

4Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;

they never call on the Lord.

5But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,

for God is present in the company of the righteous.

6You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,

but the Lord is their refuge.

7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When the Lord restores his people,

let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Psalm 14

The word present has many different meanings. I bought a present for your birthday.  In Romans 8: 38-39 says, ” For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,  nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. God’s presence is there  even it one does not believe in God, God is present. God’s attributes are omnipotence, omniscience , and omnipresent. When Jesus was preparing the disciples for his death and resurrection,  he promised a comforter the Holy Spirit. God is present. Beloved, God is present. Do you believe noting can separate you from the love of God?