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BEFORE WHOM I STAND - Where Art Thou Series 002?
I Kings 17:1, KJV
"And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word."
In whose presence do you stand? God needs to ask that question in order to locate some people who are lost yet are rejoicing in their being missing. You need to be found. You need to be recovered. You need to be brought back home! I sense God redeeming men and gathering them from the four corners of the earth where they've been scattered and are vulnerable because they went without God's consent; from what they have done that has trapped and taken them captive but redelivering them into purpose by planting their feet strongly in His house and presence.
Some rejoice in standing before great men. You might have heard people say, "I have the contact of the governor." That's declaring the presence of He who they stand. They boast that way because they know the power and influence the governor has. With that relationship, it means there are things they could drag and order around. No wonder, Elijah could order things around in the spirit. If you're not a man of God's presence, how can you legislate that there should be neither rain nor dew except by your word. I'm sure no politician or big man in the flesh has such authority. That's the difference between standing before men and being stablished before God. Christian, rejoice in ever having the privilege to access God and stand before Him. When you're recognized with His presence, while others are done with, you'll be well compensated for. Someone might ask, "how do I know God?" Then, I'll reply, "how did you know your spouse?" If you don't court God, you can't know Him. Fellowship with Him by studying the Bible and you'll learn hows on how to stand or be a man of His presence. What does Elijah say concerning himself?
"As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand..."
Yet, he wasn't praying or doing anything spiritual at that time other than the fact that he has not departed out of God's will for his life. When you're in God's will, you're continually before God and your wish are even commands! A man on a mission is always availed heaven's resources.
Before who do you stand? Before who do you fellowship? Before who do you pleasure or spend your time? Before who do you take your being? Before who...?
Has the Bible not spoken true when it says, "in Him we live, move and have our being (Acts 17:28)?" The motivation of Christians should first be to be a man of His presence and not of pleasure, immovably standing and staring at the TV but a man found always before Him so much more that if he's walking or working, he could still be said to be standing before God.
Check yourself! Don't waste time. Don't let the sheet God brought down to minister to you depart without your catching or succumbing to it. Cling to it now. Surrender and confess to the fact that you have left His presence either when you sinned or violated God's will somewhere. Your conscience or the Holy Spirit might even be calling you to the remembrance of same but you may ignore it to your detriment. Speak to God about it and cry for a restoration as you go back to the place of intimacy. For those of you who left a geographical area to another outside God's will, retrace your steps back to the location you left without God having commanded it. That'll be your giant step to restoration and prospering. Don't tarry in Moab until you begin to count some losses!
PRAYER: Restorer of men to fellowship and their rightful places, I take my place (not only by confession but decision).
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Philippians 1:1-30 & Isaiah 33-3
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