HIS
PRESENCE, OUR BLESSING
Memorise
Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in
the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalm 23:6
Read
2 Samuel 6:6-11
6 And when
they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of
God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
7 And the
anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his
error; and there he died by the ark of God.
8 And David
was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called
the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
9 And David
was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come
to me?
10 So David
would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David
carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
11 And the
ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months:
and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
Message
There are many blessings in the presence of God.
This is the key to drawing multitudes to the Lord through His presence in your
life. When people notice that God is mightily present in your life, they will
seek Him through you. It is not about making noise; it is about the visible and
verifiable workings of God. Beginning from today, you will be a carrier of His
glory in Jesus’ Name.
The story in our Bible reading today shows us two
dimensions about what the presence of God can do among His people. It can bring
judgment or blessings. Uzzah touched the Ark with the motive of preventing it
from falling off the oxen, but the Lord struck him dead instantly because he
was not sanctified to do so. Holiness is very important for accommodating the
presence of God in order to attract His blessings. We must understand that
toying with sin in the congregation of God’s people is asking for instant
judgment which no one can stand. When God is with you, you will begin to get blessings
you never bargained for. You will begin to experience supernatural promotion.
As a slave, through the presence of God in his life, Joseph became an overseer.
Everything in the empire of Potiphar was put in his care. He took over the
house; it was he who decided what the master would eat. The presence of God
with him ensured his promotion, even in a hostile environment. Psalm 75:6-7
says,
“For
promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”
In Genesis 39:20-23, when Joseph was thrown into
prison, the jailer made him the overseer of all other prisoners, because God
was with him. If God is with you, wherever you are, you will succeed. Romans
8:31 reminds us that if God is for us, who can be against us? This also means
that if God is against an individual, who can be for him? If the presence of
the Lord is with you, let the whole world come against you, they will fall down
flat before you. You will do mighty things, and people will want to know your
secret. The secret is that God is with you. If God is with you, you may be
selling water and yet be better off than someone working at the bank. The
moment the presence of God is with you, you will be able to say like David in
Psalm 23:4:
”Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
Key
Point
The blessing that comes with God’s presence is worth the price of
consecration required to attract and keep it.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
Joshua 16:1-19:16
Job 37:1-20
Father,please let your presence never depart from me and my family,in Jesus Name Amen.
ReplyDeleteFathe, thank you for your word. Please Lord let not your presence never depert from me and my family in Jesus name amen.
ReplyDeleteFather your presence is all I need to make it in life, thanks .
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