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

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....

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....

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

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)....

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

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....

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....

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....

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...

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....

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.)...

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!...

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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

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....