ENTERING
HIS PRESENCE
Memorise:
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul
unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. Psalm 24:4
Read; Psalm 24:3-4, 3 Who shall ascend into the
hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his
holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands,
and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn
deceitfully.
Bible
in one year: Psalm 1-8, 2nd Timothy 2:24-3:9
MESSAGE!
It is always a great experience to be in
God’s presence, because the fullness of joy and everlasting pleasures resides
there. Psalm 16:11b says:
“…in thy
presence is fullness of joy, at thy right hand there are pleasures of
evermore.”
However, the state of our lives determines
what we derive from God’s presence. According to Psalm
68:2-3, while the righteous received joy in God’s presence, the enemies
of God or those with wicked schemes will melt like wax before the fire of His
presence. While the fire of God’s presence protects His own, it acts an
incinerating agent against the enemies of God’s people. As you live in
obedience to God from now on, the fire of God that protects you will destroy
your enemies in Jesus’ Name.
With this knowledge
of the potency of God’s presence, every child of God should desire at all times
to be in His presence. Nevertheless, you don’t enter the presence of a king
just anyhow; there are certain protocols you must fellow. How much more, when entering
the presence of the King of kings? How then do we enter God’s presence? Going
into the presence of God is not about going into a place of worship. In a
gathering filled with God’s glory, it is possible that some people there will
not have access to God’s presence due to their nonchalant and standoffish
attitude. From our Bible reading, we understand that if you truly want to
benefit from the pleasures at His right hand, you must have clean hands and a
pure heart. In other words, entering the church auditorium is just not enough;
likewise, praising and worshipping God with the lips is just not enough. This
is so because when God’s presence descends upon an assembly, God will ask His
angels to carry out a personality check on everyone present, to know those who
have met His conditions, and only those found worthy will be the beneficiaries
of His presence that day. Beloved, you must have clean hands. Your hands must
not be tarnished with the blood of anyone or with the filth of a foul means of
livelihood. Your hands must have been washed by the Blood of Jesus for them to
be deemed clean. Similarly, your thoughts, plans and motives must be pure
before you can enter into God’s presence. Prepare yourself and ensure you
follow heaven’s protocol whenever you want to access the presence of God.
Prayer
Point
Father,
cleanse my heart and my hands with the Blood of Jesus, as I access Your
presence today to partake of the pleasures at Your right hand.
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