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Are you hungry for more of
God? Are you longing to spend quality time in His manifest presence?
Have you been to the Most Holy Place recently?
I sense a great stirring in
the people of God for more of Jesus. Many of Gods’ chosen vessels are
dissatisfied with their level of understanding and relationship with
King Jesus. Even though they know Him in intimate ways, there’s still a
burning desire within the depths of their inner man, to go to greater
depths and higher heights. There’s a constant tugging, by the Spirit of
God, beckoning them to come up higher.
Psalm 34:8 – “Oh, taste and
see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”
David was a man who enjoyed
the presence of God. As a psalmist, I believe he went past the outer
court of praise and entered into the holy place of God’s manifest
presence. It was in God’s manifest presence that David received the
psalms that have brought much deliverance, direction, encouragement,
joy, restoration, and salvation to saints and sinners alike. He was a
man who was not willing to settle for less than what the Lord had
ordained for his life. He was determined in his heart to press through
the veil and enter into the glorious reality of having a true intimate
relationship with the King of Glory.
Psalm 24:8 – “Who is this
King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.”
In Psalm 24:8, David
answers his own question. He was well acquainted with the “King of
Glory”. When he went into battle, the King of Glory was present with
Him. When he went through fiery trials, tests, and tribulation, the
King of Glory was present with Him. When he stood before Goliath, the
Philistine giant, the King of Glory filled David with holy boldness and
might which brought forth an awesome victory.
I’ve learned through
experience that I cannot face the battles, trials, and tests of this
life with my own ability and strength. I have been brought to a place
of total dependency upon the grace, mercy, and strength of the Most High
God. I can’t do anything apart from Him. I am totally dependent upon
Him. He provides absolutely everything that I need. He lifts me up
when I’m down. He comforts me when I’m in need of comfort and
encouragement. He protects me from the wiles of the enemy, and sets my
feet upon a rock of safety and security in Him.
We must learn how to press
through the veil and enter into the Most Holy Place. God’s manifest
presence lies just beyond the veil. Many of us have fallen short of
experiencing His manifest presence because we have not pressed into it.
We have had a “give up” mentality and have been guilty of settling for
less than God’s best. I believe many of us have come so close to
pressing through, but because of lack of determination, we have found
ourselves over and over again consistently abiding in the outer court.
The outer court experience is exciting and provides a certain amount of
fulfillment and joy to our spiritual man. But there is nothing that
compares with the manifest presence of God that is found in the Most
Holy Place. There are no distractions in the Most Holy Place. There
are no telephones or pagers in the Most Holy Place. His presence fills
every part of this secret place of intimacy and worship. The only sight
available to see within the Most Holy Place is Jesus – the King of
Glory. The light of His omnipotent presence and glory makes this place
a place of safety. His glory makes this place a place of purity and
power.
Many have longed for the
power of God to be manifested in their lives, but from what I have seen
in the body of Christ today, many of these same people are not willing
to press through the veil and receive this power from the Lord.
Phil. 3:10 – Paul says, “….
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the
fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death….”
The Apostle Paul was a man
who had experienced the miracle working power of God in his life. He
operated in it. He blessed others with it. The power was there because
he walked in obedience. The power was there because Paul was a man who
pressed through the veil. He was hungry for the presence of God. The
power was there because he never gave up when he found himself in
impossible situations. He pressed through the veil when he was beaten
with rods and whips. He pressed through the veil when he was
imprisoned. He pressed through the veil when he was shipwrecked. He
never lost the faith. He pressed through the veil and allowed the King
of Glory to come in. He pressed through the faithlessness of his own
mind and believed God to move in his life.
Acts 4:13 – Now when they
saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were
uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that
they had been with Jesus.
It’s time for the world to
marvel at the boldness and miracle working power of God in the lives of
the people of God. It’s time for God’s people to spend time with
Jesus! There’s so much that the Lord has in store for us. He’s more
than ready and willing to pour out His presence upon us. We can’t
afford to give up now! We must press through the veil and enter into
His manifest presence so that we can receive all that is needed for the
months and years that lie ahead. The word “can’t” should not even be in
our vocabulary. We must learn to walk by faith and not by sight. We
must fix our eyes upon Jesus and learn how to abide in His manifest
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