FAITH CAPSULE: Turning away from the word of God is turning away from His presence.

Exodus 33

The word of God is God. 
The way of God is in His word, His presence. 
Asking to know His way is asking to know His presence. 
Moses wanted to know the way of God, which is an indirect of asking for His presence. 
Moses requested from God, “Now therefore, I pray if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is our people.” (Exodus 33:13) 
God responded to the request of Moses, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14) 
The word of God is His way; His way is His presence.
He is God whose word does not return to Him void. (Isaiah 55:11) 
Turning to the word of God is evidence of obedience and adds blessing with no evil. 
Joshua 21:45 testifies of the word of God: “Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.” 
Obeying the word of God is what delivers the promises of His word. However, turning away from the word of God that sounds in the direction of one is an act of disobedience that sets one up for self-destruction. Interestingly, the majority are constantly and consistently violating the word of God consciously or unconsciously by turning away from His word. 
Turning away from the word of God is turning away from His presence. There is no excuse to turn away from God that will prompt painful consequences.
The book of Jonah 1:2-3 records, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” 
Half obedience is the same as failure to obey. 
In the scriptural verse, the word of God refers to God as His presence. Jonah rose as commanded by God, but his rising was in the opposite direction to the presence of God. 
Are you riding in the opposite direction to the word of God? 
Know to always turn to the word of God and maintain His presence. 
One with an expectation of manifestation in the life journey is the testimony of deliverance and preservation to see through. 
It is time to turn back to God from where you have turned away from His presence.

Prayer for today: Ask for the spirit to be constant and consistent to obey the word of God shall be your portion.