Reference on Fellowship with God and God is with us
We must have fellowship with God, because through that fellowship we can grow closer to the Lord.
If we look into the Bible, we see in Joseph’s life that God had many plans for him — but before those plans were fulfilled, he had to face many problems and hardships.
Even in those difficult situations, Joseph remained close to God. Not only did he stay with God, but he also obeyed everything God said, doing only what was right and pleasing in God’s sight.
When we read 2 Thessalonians 3:14–15, we understand that Paul teaches us to have fellowship with those who are holy in the Lord, so that we can learn from their lives and draw nearer to God.
But if we spend time with people who drink, curse, or live in worldly pleasures, then surely we will become like them.
That’s why fellowship is very important in our spiritual life.
The Word says that whoever remains in fellowship with the Lord becomes one in spirit with Him.
King Rehoboam did not take the advice of the elders but instead listened to those with whom he spent most of his time. Because of the wrong company, he destroyed his own life.
Therefore, it is very important for us to stay in fellowship with the Lord.
In Colossians 2:5, Paul says,
“Though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit.”
If Paul, being human, could be close to the believers in spirit, then think — how much closer is God to us when we draw near to Him!
Amen.
Below are Bible verses related to fellowship with God — if you read them, the Lord will speak to you through revelation.
Amen.
Genesis 31: 3
“Then the Lord said to Jacob, ‘Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.’”
Genesis 39:2, 3, and 23
2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,
23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
Genesis 39:2–3
2The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,
Isaiah 8:10
“Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.”
Isaiah 41:10
“So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 43:2
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.”
Isaiah 57:15
“For this is what the high and exalted One says —
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
‘I live in a high and holy place,
but also wi9th the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.’”
Isaiah 55:6–7
6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”
Jeremiah 30:10–11
10 “So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel,” declares the Lord.
“I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
11 I am with you and will save you,” declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”
Jeremiah 30:21–22
21 Their leader will come from among them;
their ruler will arise from their own people.
I will bring him near and he will come close to me,
for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me? declares the Lord.
22 ‘So you will be my people,
and I will be your God.’
Jeremiah 32:40
40 “I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.”
Daniel 2:11
11“What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans.”
Exodus 33:14–16
14The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.”
16“How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
1Chronicles 17:2
“Nathan replied to David, ‘Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.’”
1Chronicles 17:8
“I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth.”
2Chronicles 15:2
“He went out to meet Asa and said to him, ‘Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.’”
Joshua 1:5
“There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
Joshua 7:12
“That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.”
Judges 4:14
“Then Deborah said to Barak, ‘Go! This is the day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone ahead of you?’ So Barak went down Mount Tabor, with ten thousand men following him.”
Proverbs 13:20
20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm
Matthew 28:19–20
19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Acts 18:9–10
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
10 For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
1Corinthians 1:9
“God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
1Corinthians 6:16–17
16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.
Romans 5:10–11
10For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
11Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
1John 1:3
3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
James 4:8
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Thank You…
