Moments with my First Love [UNDER REVISION]

MOMENT 68: Be on Guard of the Presence of God

Yesterday, it was our Sunday Service and I was the scheduled worship leader. During our praise and worship, God once again made us experience His tangible Presence. Everyone was worshipping, lifting up their hands to God, while others were clapping their hands, shouting praises, crying, dancing in Spirit, speaking tongues, kneeling. Everyone was lost in the Presence of God so was I. As we sang the bridge part of More than Anything, we felt how really God loves our soul. We appreciated more of how He gave everything for us. God moved as we worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.

As I was dwelling in His Words a while ago in 1 Samuel Chapter 4:1-22, God has given me a warning and instruction regarding what He did yesterday.

This is the story where the Philistines has defeated the Israelites in the battle, and for the Israelites to win, they bring the Ark of covenant with them.

In verse 5-7 it says, as soon as the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout so that the earth resounded. And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" And when they learned that the Ark of the Lord has cone to the camp the Philistines were afraid, for they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.."

The verse said, "as soon," it means that the moment that God brought or poured out His Holy Presence upon His people, that's the time that:

√You are filled.
And when you are filled with His Presence, with His Spirit, with His anointing... You care nothing but to worship Him alone. You care nothing but to shout His praises.

√The enemy becomes afraid.
Your shout of praises, your act of worship to God—trembles the enemy. You may not aware of this because you are too focus to Jesus (that's right), but as you worship, you also fight battles. You make your enemy trembles.

But remember: Every time that God's Presence is pouring upon you, enemies came more to steal it from you!

John 10:10 says that the enemy cones only to steal, kill and destroy..

This is God's warning for you:
Don't let His Presence be stolen from you!

You must:
Guard and take good care of His Presence and anointing that's in you!

How?
By dwelling into his Presence DAILY.
1. PRAYER
2. READING HIS WORDS THROUGH THE BIBLE
3. WORSHIP

God's Presence will not leave you, and never will BUT you can be lost from His Presence if the enemy steal your time for God!

What will happen if you don't guard and take good care of God's Presence?
1. The enemy will steal your anointing—the presence of God in you. You fire for Him!

2. There will be things that will die in you (Hophni and Phinehas are Eli's son, they died in the battle). There maybe some of your fruit in God that would die if this let to happen.

Never ever allow the enemy steal what God has restored in you—fire, anointing, His Presence. Desire to dwell in His Holy Presence day by day to forever!

Remember: If you are filled wit His Presence, with His Words, with his Spirit and anointing—the enemy could not easily steal from you or kills something in you.

Shalom!
Glory be all to God! :)