His Presence

 STRENGTH FOR MY DAYS 

A Daily Devotional by Bishop David

His Presence

Saturday, 19 October

 

And he said, my presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. Exodus 33:14

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Exodus 33:14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

 

MORE LESSON: Exodus 13:21-22 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.; The result of the presence of the Lord is rest; it is in His presence that there is rest. This rest is interpreted comfort, well-being and peace. The word rest can be substituted for the Hebrew word shalom, which stands for prosperity, healing, goodness, divine health.

God, speaking to Moses, said, “You want me to go with you but I will go before you.” Personally, I don’t want God to just go with me but also before me. God’s answer to Moses was beyond his request because Moses asked according to the limit of his head knowledge. If we go together side by side, there is still some limits; certain things can still happen. But if He goes go ahead of me, I have an advantage. It is said that a man who goes ahead makes a way for the one coming behind. In the case when sight is a trouble, as long as you can follow the man in front of you, you can get to your destination. A blind man who has someone in front of him has direction. May the Lord go in front of you, in Jesus’ name.

When the Lord is in front of you there is no danger. Say, “Father go ahead of me, with you ahead of me there is no danger.” When someone is in front of you, you use his eye. For example, when a blind is connected to someone who can see, as long as they are connected, the blind need not to worry about his sight. He has an extra pair by the reason of his connection to the person with good eye sight.

Each time we walk away from the presence of the Lord, we lose sight and direction. The future (whether he gets to his destination or not) of the blind man depends on his connection with the man whose sight is good. The connection is important because it is the eye of the blind man. That is why we need to keep our connection with God in order to see because there are more things our physical eyes cannot see than the ones we can see. Psalm 91 talks about the terror by night and arrows that fly by day, which our naked eyes cannot see.

I went on a visit one day and while waiting to see my host, two ladies were walking and chatting. Where I was seated I saw one of the ladies actually had horse legs but physically she was walking normal. The other lady had no knowledge that the lady beside her was carrying the spirit of an horse. It is like using a microscope to check a specimen, you will be amazed at the things that exist which your naked eye may not see. The presence of God reveals and defends us against both what we see and those we cannot see. When a man sees an arrow coming, he can take cover; but how do you respond to an arrow you cannot see? It takes the one who can see it to raise an alarm.

 

Prayer/Action

* Ask God that His presence will never to leave you. 

* Ask God to give you and your household all-around rest. 

* Ask the Lord to take the lead in your life and affairs.

 

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Today is my day of divine connection. Therefore, I command all channels of blessings open up for me now, in the mighty name of Jesus.