Revelation 6-7, Proverbs 30

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands...

Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”

I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God

and serve him day and night in his temple;

and he who sits on the throne

will shelter them with his presence.

‘Never again will they hunger;

never again will they thirst.

The sun will not beat down on them,’

nor any scorching heat.

For the Lamb at the center of the throne

will be their shepherd;

‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’

‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” 

(Revelation 7:9, 13-17)

It comforts me to read of God's care for all manner of souls--every nationality, ethnicity, language, and culture. I am encouraged to know the diversity and countless numbers of persons trusting the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. 

O to be sheltered by the presence of God! I sense that sheltering presence at times. On certain occasions it feels powerful, warm, and satisfying. I seem invited to rest, simply to be.

On other occasions it feels inviting, challenging, and disconcerting. I seem invited to perform a task or several tasks, obediently to do. 

And whether "being" or "doing," I know that I know that I know God as real, here, and now.