Posts with the category “year-on-fire”

God invites each of us to consistently have new-song encounters with Him. There are essentially two ways to encounter God by singing a new song. Sometimes we sing to the Lord a song we have never previously heard, and God encounters us in that moment.   Read More

Hearing the voice of God was never intended to be a sporadic, random, nor infrequent occasion. God is always speaking, and He intends for you today and every day to hear His voice clearly.  Read More

It is only appropriate that when Jesus was born, all heaven would be opened and burst forth in praise and celebration. Heaven was unable to contain itself, and the celebration happening in heaven spilled over into earth.  Read More

Imagine meeting an angel eyeball-to-eyeball—an angel who spends all his time in the manifest presence of God.  Read More

Most religious people are familiar with a distant God. When a person comes to know God in Christ, however, they encounter not only a God who is infinitely superior, they also encounter Emmanuel - - God who is intimately present.  Read More

Merry Christmas from your College of Prayer family Christ is the manifest presence of God. There is no better day to celebrate His presence than Christmas day.   Read More

The naming of a child is always significant. When Father God named His Son He gave Him the name Jesus, which literally means Savior, Conqueror, Deliverer. Today, there are many people around the world who have the name Jesus; there is, however, only one Savior.  Read More

The only thing you need to truly celebrate Christmas is a glimpse of the glory of God in Christ. You don’t need the tree or the lights or the plum pudding. All you need is a glimpse of Christ.  Read More

The last five Psalms in the Bible, Psalm 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 each begin with the exhortation, “Praise the Lord!” which is translated from the single Hebrew word, Hallelujah!  Read More

Raising hands in worship would be silly without the manifest presence of Christ; because of the manifest presence of Christ, however, it would be silly not to raise our hands in honor and appreciation.  Read More

Christ-encountering obedience and Christ-encountering worship will stretch you in many ways.  Read More

There is no limit to what God can do through us as long as we give Him all the glory.  Read More

When you set your heart to encounter the manifest presence of Christ every day, one of the subtle sins that God will deal with early in your journey is the sin of irreverence, or treating as common the holy things of God. Particularly for children born to Christian parents, or children born to career Christian workers, it is easy to become casual with the holy things of God. This is the essence of irreverence.  Read More

Christ-encountering prayer is a redundancy; all too often, however, it is sadly a necessary repetition. While all prayer is ideally Christ-encountering, at times prayer becomes more of a religious routine that comes up empty.  Read More

The Weapon of All-PrayerPraying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. Ephesians 6:18A Roman soldier only had six pieces of armor, but we as followers of Christ have an additional seventh piece of armor that makes our armor superior in every way. Having taken the belt, breastplate, shoes, shield, helmet, and sword, we now take the piece of the armor known as all-prayer. Beca...  Read More

The Bible is the written word, and the Lord Jesus Christ is Himself the Living Word. When you take up the sword of the Spirit today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process -- He is the Living Word.  Read More

God not only wants you to be saved, He wants you to know with absolute certainty that when you die you will live with Him forever. The helmet of salvation could be called the helmet of the assurance of salvation.  Read More

When you take up the shield of faith today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process. Christ is your Protector and He will shield you from all evil.  Read More

The shoes are the third piece of armor the Roman soldier would put on. Once he put on his belt and breastplate, he would then put on the shoes to protect his feet from injury. When you put on the shoes of the Gospel of Christ today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process.  Read More

As you put on the breastplate of righteousness today, be sure you encounter Christ in the process. Any good habit and spiritual discipline can become a hollow religious ritual if you are not careful.  Read More

When you put on the belt of truth today, be sure to encounter Christ in the process. Millions of believers put on the armor of God every day. This is a life-giving discipline. Don’t ever allow it, however, to become a mindless discipline.  Read More

Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise Give thanks to Him; bless His name. Psalm 100:4 This single verse is calling for a four-fold progression in our worship.  Read More

When you worship, don’t just sing—enter His courts and encounter His manifest presence!  Read More

The real problem with idolatry, or covetousness, is not simply attributing inappropriately high value to other things, but devaluing the manifest presence of Christ.  Read More

If you have set your sights on the manifest presence of Christ, one of the first sins God will deal within your own soul is the sin of iniquity, or treating as common the holy things of God. This is one sin God will not tolerate, nor should He.  Read More

You can praise your way through things you could never pray your way through.  Read More

It is in the act of being worshipped that Christ most often chooses to reveal Himself. This was the Psalmist’s experience, and it can be your experience as well.  Read More

When we pray, we spend too much time listening to the voice of the enemy, and not enough time listening to the voice of God.   Read More

It’s not the person who talks to himself who is going crazy; the sign of going crazy is the one who listens to himself!  Read More

When was the last time your encounter with Christ was so overwhelming that it moved you to literally get on your knees in His presence? This is the kind of kneeling praise that King David is calling for today.  Read More

We play too many mind games when we pray.  Read More

The only way to truly overcome fears is to welcome the presence of a power that is greater than what we fear—the presence of God Himself. Fear is a force to be reckoned with-- if we don’t handle it, it will handle us.  Read More

True repentance only happens when we go mono y mono with God.  Read More

Don’t ever underestimate the power of praise. Worshiping God may seem weak, harmless, and ineffective, but nothing can be further from the truth. There are times in life when the battle gets difficult and circumstances seem impossible, when the most practical, powerful, and effective thing you can do is praise the Lord.  Read More

The most horrific consequence of sin is that it forces us to forfeit the manifest presence of God. Hell is the consequence of a life of sin where the ultimate tragedy is realized—we eternally forfeit the manifest presence of God in Christ.  Read More

When you are in trouble remember, Christ is with you in the trouble.  Read More

There is no place on earth where you feel more secure than in the manifest presence of God.  Read More

Anyone who knows the manifest presence of God will sooner or later be scorched, incinerated, and reduced to dust and ashes. True worship always leads us to an encounter with the manifest presence of Christ, and that encounter will always lead us in honest brokenness of spirit.  Read More

There is no greater joy on earth than the joy a human heart experiences when it encounters the manifest presence of Christ. For this reason, the psalmist refers to an encounter with God’s manifest presence as “fullness of joy.”  Read More

On this day, November 21, in the year of our Lord 1922, Presbyterian minister, T.J. McCrossan received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. He was so overwhelmed, he fell to the ground, during which time God gave him a spectacular vision.  Read More