God's presence is offensive to them! ',

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"They say to God: Depart from us—for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways!" Job 21:14

The ungodly say so. 
God's presence is offensive to them! 
They wish there was no God! 
But as there is a God—they wish Him to keep at a distance from them. 

This is not your case beloved. It was once. It would have been your dreadful condition right now—but for sovereign grace! You now desire the presence of God—this is the effect of His love. You have seen something of His glory, in the person of Jesus Christ. You have tasted that He is gracious. You are reconciled to Him, and are at peace with Him. You have nothing to fear from Him, therefore you desire that He would come unto you, and manifest Himself to your soul. 

You do not say, "Depart from me," but, "my soul thirsts for God, for the living God! When shall I come and appear before God?" 

Those who now say unto God, "Depart from us!" will one day hear Him say, "Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his demons!" 

But you who now desire His presence, will hear Him invite you, saying, "Come, you who are blessed by My Father—inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!"