Posts with the category “year-on-fire”

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

The joy of God’s presence is not referring to the omnipresence, but rather the manifest presence of God. For many good reasons God’s manifest presence brings us true joy.  Read More

The friendship of the Lord is not referring to His omnipresence; it’s referring to friendship with His manifest presence. God makes known His covenant and tells us secrets when we learn to attract, welcome, and sustain the manifest presence of God.  Read More

We are all gate keepers—gate keepers over our minds, our bodies, our souls, our hearts, our families, our names, our jobs, community, and local church. A gate represents a sphere of influence and a gatekeeper has authority over a particular sphere of influence.  Read More

In your generation God is not only mobilizing more prayer, He is mobilizing more prayer mobilizers.  Read More

Once you taste the manifest presence of God, you will want to come back for more.  Read More

When you pray Your kingdom come you are praying the Holy Spirit to come. Why? It’s quite simple—the Holy Spirit brings the kingdom of God. Every time. No exceptions. Think about it. Apart from the Holy Spirit, the Kingdom would be a theory but would never become a reality.  Read More

God does not need a house for His omnipresence. Whenever the house of the Lord is spoken of in the Bible, it always refers to God’s manifest presence—where God dwells tangibly in His perceived presence. Does David’s heart cry strike a chord in you?  Read More

While the essence of sin is turning away from the manifest presence of Christ, the essence of choosing obedience is stepping into God’s manifest presence.  Read More

Seeing the face of God is such a normal activity for a believer that the absence of seeing His face is unacceptable.  Read More

Healthy Christians not only have a desire to get answers to prayer, but to consistently encounter the face of God.  Read More

The closer we walk with Christ and His manifest presence, the more the veil between heaven and earth thins out—the more of heaven we get on earth, and the more this earth is filled with His manifest presence.  Read More

The essence of idolatry is an attempt to replace the manifest presence of God with lesser things. This is a bonehead choice God’s people have been making through the ages. It’s nothing new, but it is both offensive to God and destructive to us. The downward spiral of fallen humanity hits a tipping point when people chose idolatry.  Read More

The essence of sin is walking away from the manifest presence of God.  Read More

On this day, November 7, in the Year of our Lord, 1918, William Franklin Graham, Jr. was born. Billy Graham would go on to become not only the greatest American evangelist, but the person who would preach the Gospel to more people than anyone else in history—2.2 billion people (including live audiences, radio and television broadcasts).  Read More

There is no safer place on earth to hide than in the manifest presence of Christ.  Read More

We have all heard the statement, “Don’t just stand there, do something”. Often, however, God says, “Don’t just do something, stand there”. Face it, God’s kingdom is often counter intuitive.  Read More

Every child of God can hear the voice of God. It’s simple! When we initially respond to the Holy Spirit and cry out, “Daddy! Papa! Father!”, it is God’s Spirit talking to our human spirit, convincing us that we are His child. If you want to learn to consistently hear God’s voice, this is where you start. This is Hearing 101.  Read More

No one seeks for God. This is a foundational reality that is essential to fully realize—our internal ability to desire God and to seek after God is broken beyond repair.  Read More

There is no better way to start the day than by being awakened by the voice of God speaking in your ear. Sometimes minutes before your alarm goes off, and sometimes in the middle of the night, God will awaken you to pray  Read More

On this date, November 1, in the Year of our Lord 1934, Billy Graham received Christ as His Savior. He was 16 years of age.  Read More

On this day, October 31, in the year of Lord 1904, the manifest presence of Christ was poured out on Evan Roberts and the seventeen young adults who stayed with him to pray in Moriah Chapel in New Qua, Wales (where he would later be buried at the age of seventy-three.)  Read More

When you pray Your kingdom come you have authority to pray down righteousness, peace, and joy not only on yourself, but on your family, church family, and community. Think about it. What a high calling and privilege!  Read More

When you pray Your kingdom come, you are praying the power of God to be expressed in signs and wonders. It is all too easy to talk about the kingdom, but talk is cheap. Your children want more than words; they want to see power.  Read More

When you pray Your kingdom come you are praying for salvation. Is it not a great blessing to know that you have authority to pray for the salvation of your loved ones? It is part of your nobility as a son or daughter of the King to be able to effectively pray for the salvation of family members and friends. Don’t ever stop.  Read More

As you pray Your kingdom come, whether you know it or not, you are inviting God to shake up the spiritual realm around you. You are inviting the kingdom of Christ to evict and overthrow the kingdom of darkness.  Read More

The more you pray the kingdom the more your strength of spirit will increase. You will be praying with greater and greater passion and intensity because those who pray the kingdom receive the kingdom.  Read More

God wants to not only teach you what to look for in order to recognize His kingdom, He wants you to pray with your eyes open so that you know how to recognize the kingdom when it comes.  Read More

It is essential to have an accurate view of Christ when you pray.   Read More

When the Apostle John saw the risen, ascended, glorified, exalted Christ, he saw Him standing in the middle of seven flame holders. The Greek word used here is LUXNOS, which represented a freestanding piece of furniture that held oil and was continuously lit as a flame holder. This means that the church exists for one primary purpose: to hold out the flame of the manifest presence of Christ.  Read More

No one knew Jesus better than the Apostle John who was called the beloved disciple. John laid his head against Jesus’ chest. He had been invited into Jesus’ closest circle of friends, and when His mother stood at the foot of the cross watching Jesus die, the Lord said to John, Here is your mother.  Read More

The Apostle John was a political prisoner of Rome on the island of Patmos when he was conspicuously re-filled with the Holy Spirit. Within moments he encountered the manifest presence of Christ in a way he had never encountered Him before.  Read More