Are you committed to ascending to the Presence of THE LORD?
The majority of believers simply want to live a peaceful life without any issues. However, when Jesus began His ministry, He was led to the wilderness and confronted the adversary to be tested.
King David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 24:
3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His Holy Place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.
In other Words, those who are clean—whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the Truth, those who never deceive, whose words are sure.
One benefit of being in His Presence is the fullness of joy.
Also in Psalm chapter 16:
11 Because of You, I know the path of Life, as I taste the fullness of joy in Your Presence. At Your Right Dide I experience Divine pleasures forevermore!
When you get into that manifest Presence of GOD, you don’t want to leave, nothing else matters. As a result, you begin to pray with boldness, and with power and authority. This will allow you to minister for THE LORD beyond your natural capabilities. This is my quest, and I trust it is yours as well. I have had “incidents:” of this but not with consistency.
Power is generated through consistent prayer. We don’t pray to earn something, we pray to host something, to burn with something. We are partnering with The Holy Spirit. We are co-laborers with GOD. As I pray in The Holy Spirit, I am strengthening my inner man.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 14:
4 The one who speaks in Tongues advances his own spiritual progress, while the one who prophesies builds up the church.
And in Ephesians chapter 3:
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 from whom the whole family in Heaven and earth is named,
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
What happens when this strengthening occurs?
Paul writes by The Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians chapter 12:
6 The same God distributes different kinds of miracles that accomplish different results through each believer’s gift and ministry as He energizes and activates them.
7 Each believer is given continuous revelation by the Holy Spirit to benefit not just himself but all.
8 For example: The Spirit gives to one the gift of the Word of Wisdom. To another, the same Spirit gives the gift of the Word of revelation knowledge.
9 And to another, the same Spirit gives the gift of faith. And to another, the same Spirit gives gifts of healing.
10 And to another the power to work miracles. And to another the gift of prophecy. And to another the gift to discern what the Spirit is speaking. And to another the gift of speaking different kinds of Tongues. And to another the gift of interpretation of Tongues.
11 Remember, it is the same Holy Spirit Who distributes, activates, and operates these different gifts as He chooses for each believer.
Don’t limit yourself to operating in only one gift. The Holy Spirit determines what gift is needed based on the situation. Be open to being used as HE directs. We must tap into the Power Source on the inside of us.
Your foundation will be tested and reveal your spiritual state.
Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 7:
24 “Everyone who hears My teaching and applies it to his life can be compared to a wise man who built his house on an unshakable foundation.
25 When the rains fell and the flood came, with fierce winds beating upon his house, it stood firm because of its strong foundation.
26 “But everyone who hears my teaching and does not apply it to his life can be compared to a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 When it rained and rained and the flood came, with wind and waves beating upon his house, it collapsed and was swept away.”
You can’t tell the difference between the two houses until the storms come.
Are you counted among the wise or the foolish? The trials and testings will reveal your current level of spiritual maturity. The more time you spend praying in THE SPIRIT, the stronger your foundation.
Anything that has preeminence to the Presence of GOD is an idol. Idols are not allowed in the Presence of GOD.
If you have an idol, your foundation will be shaky. Whatever we prioritize more than HIM is an idol. The Holy Spirit will reveal any idol in your life, and you are to lay it down at the altar and repent before THE LORD. Confront it, confess it, release it before GOD, and say, “Jesus I want Your fire in my life.” We must remove everything that is not of Him including our self-reliance.
Ascending to the Presence of GOD should be our top priority!