Psalm 119:151 says, “You are near, O Lord, and all Your commandments are truth.” Psalm 145:18 says, “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.” Romans 10:8 says, “…The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart…”

I love the India missionary’s words. Amy Carmichael would say, “Lord, You are closer to me than air.” The Holy Spirit dwells within us. John 14:17. He comes alongside us to help, to teach us all things, and to bring the things Jesus said to our remembrance. John 14:25-26. 

Psalm 46:1 says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Every breath we take, we are breathing in His Presence. Jeremiah 23:23-24 says, “Am I a God near at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off? …do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.”

We continually breathe because He is Present. It is His breath that entered Adam’s nostrils that brought life to his form created from dust.