09/04/2024
THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD, THE WORK OF THE PRESENCE AND THE CONCEQUENCE OF LEAVING IS PRESENCE
Jeremiah 2:5, Jeremiah 2:14-15
What iniquity has our father found in God that made them to go away from him, what was his offence, what does he do, what exactly have he does to deserve this action, not even only our father but we also leaves the presence for another God Jeremiah chapter 1 chapter two chapters three " if we check the life of Israelites anytime they leave the presence of God for a strange God consequence follow the book of Nehemiah 1 in this book we are made to understand how the people of Israelites was fight against and they prevail on them, to get the word right the book of Jeremiah 4:22, in the bible verse stated above we will have a little understanding on how the Israelites leaves the presence of the lord and follow strange God and we will see the consequence or punishment are as follow.
Question: ARE WE STILL IN HIS PRESENCE
In the presence that there is love, happiness, good health is in the presence of God because the bible says in the presence of God there is fullness of joy, it is only the presence of the lord that can help us to attract the mystery thing in him the bible says "THE SECERET THINGS IS FOR THE LORD AND THE ONE REVEAL TO US IS FOR US AND FOR OUR GENERATION" Nobody on this planet can survive without the presence of the Lord, the ark of covenant need the presence of the lord to work effectively in every area.
SO WE NEED THE PRESENCE OF GOD
The presence of the lord was the sources of happiness
Less check the scripture
1. The presence of the lord was with Moses, he was train in the house of pharaoh that make decree against the male children of Israel.
2. The presence of the lord was with Daniel he found favour in the sight of the king Daniel 2: 17, 2: 19-21
3. The presence of the lord was with David and he was appointed as a king over is brother 1samuel 16: 11-12
4. The presence was with David when he was with his father flock, when. He fought against goliant. A statement was made I come yea unto you in the name of the lord of Israelites that you despised. It take spirit to understand the word 1samuel 17:34-36
1Sam.17.34 - And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
1Sam.17.35 - And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
1Sam.17.36 - Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
5. The presence of the lord was with the apostle and they have the ability to stand for Christ Act 2:1-4. The presence of the lord attract Holy ghost 🔥 because they are of one body
6. The Israelites believe in the ark of covenant because of the presence of the lord in it 1samuel 4:3, 5-6
1Sam.4.3 - And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
1Sam.4.5 - And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
1Sam.4.6 - And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
1Sam.4.8 - Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
In chapter 4:8 whenever we are carrying the presence of God we are dangerous to the kingdom of darkness and we will never lose a battle, even the enemy has the understanding of what we carry. 1samuel 4:8
In chapter 4:6 whenever we carry the presence of the lord we will have joy, happiness we will have the ability to rejoice because of the presence with us
What makes us to lose the presence of the Lord?
1. Disobedience: 1samuel 15:3-111Sam.15.3 - Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
1Sam.15.4 - And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
1Sam.15.5 - And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
1Sam.15.6 - And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
1Sam.15.7 - And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
1Sam.15.8 - And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
1Sam.15.9 - But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
1Sam.15.10 - Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
1Sam.15.11 - It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
If we check verse 8 of this chapter we will see the way Saul disobey God commandments. Disobedience of the people's of Israelites give them to enemy Nehemiah 1:3 in this place we saw the way the Israelites was fight against and they previal, they destroy everything that belong to them
I want us to take a good look of the life of Samson how powerful he was he was afflicted, disobedience was the strong weapon of satan toward God people
Judg.16.17 - That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Judg.16.18 - And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
Judg.16.19 - And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Judg.16.20 - And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
In verses 17 of these words we are made to understand that "There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb"
The secret was for him and not to be disobey but because of love he betray God,
Verse 20 and she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. When he wake up he think within himself that the lord he still with him not knowing that the presence of the lord has departed.
Prayer point: what exactly have I done to make you departed from me o Lord have come back please forgive me remember the blood of your son "Jesus" and also remember your word "Neh.1.9 - But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there" May the lord give us understanding of the mystery.
2. Failure to study the word of God: The book of law of the lord must be our daily bread Joshua 1:5-9 Josh.1.5 - There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Josh.1.6 - Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
Josh.1.7 - Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Josh.1.8 - This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Josh.1.9 - Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Failure to study the word we will not have an understanding of what exactly he is saying, and what exactly he want from us. Act 1:4-10,
Acts.1.4 - And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
Acts.1.5 - For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Acts.1.6 - When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
Acts.1.7 - And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Acts.1.8 - But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts.1.9 - And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Acts.1.10 - And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel
In this scripture we are made to understand the love of God to us and what exact he has for us, the kind of help he want to render unto us because he knew we are in a wicked world. Failure to read the word of God we are missing is presence "He exhaust his word above is name"
3. Sin (iniquity): iniquity (sin) was the major problem we are having in our life and even in our nation Ezekiel 8:6-18, Jeremiah 5:25,
Ezek.8.6 - He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committed here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
Ezek.8.7 - And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Ezek.8.8 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
Ezek.8.9 - And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.
Ezek.8.10 - So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Ezek.8.11 - And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
Ezek.8.12 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
Ezek.8.13 - He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
Ezek.8.14 - Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Ezek.8.15 - Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
Ezek.8.16 - And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
Ezek.8.17 - Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Ezek.8.18 - Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them
Our iniquity was the sources of our problem, everything happening to us was a result of our iniquity Ezekiel 18:4
Ezek.18.4 - Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die
Ezekiel 18:10-13, Ezek.18.10 - If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,
Ezek.18.11 - And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
Ezek.18.12 - Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
Ezek.18.13 - Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
If we delight check verse 12 of these chapter, this situation is currently happening to us in Nigeria and even among the workers and the boss in a company.
Thus: less checked the life of Samson as powerful as he was he was defeated because of sin against God, sin give room for his enemy to prevail over him Judg.16.5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. When we lose the presence of the lord and give room for iniquity, our choice, our desire he made our soul to pant toward death Judg.16.16 - And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
Judg.16.19 - And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
In chapter 16:19 we are made to understand that he made him to sleep on her knees
My Question: Are We Not Laying Our Own Head As Well In The Lap Of Sin
MAY THE LORD GIVE US UNDERSTANDING OF HIS WORD
CONSEQUENCES OF LOSING THE PRESENCE OF GOD
1. Our enemy we have a legal ground to encourage them self in our presence 1samuel 4:9
1Sam.4.9 - Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
2. The enemy will prevail 1samuel 4:10 and we will be smitten in their presence, we will flee and they will prevail over our land, our inheritance. The bible says the earth is of the lord and the fullness there of “why are we suffering like a son with a father" Ps.24.1 - The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
3. It make us to lose God grace and he made him to rejected us and choose another person 1 Samuel 16:1,
1Sam.16.1 - And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
If we fully remember it was God that appoint Saul but because of disobedience he reject him
4. It creates the spirit of Fair in us 1samuel 17: 5-11 1Sam.17.11 - When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
1Sam.17.24 - And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
5. It gives room for enemy to capture us and render us powerless Judge 16:21-24
Judg.16.21 - But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Judg.16.22 - Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
Judg.16.23 - Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
Judg.16.24 - And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
Question: is the presence of the lord still with me?
Pray point: O LORD RETORE BACK YOUR PRESENCES INTO MY LIFE I NEED IT
The Joy that was in God presence
1. We would have courage and confidence in him, the book of 1samuel 17:26, Joshua 1:6
1Sam.17.26 - And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killed this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
It was the presence of the lord that give David confident and courage to talk back at goliant and confront him
Josh.1.6 - Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. In this two book of the lord stated above we can see how courage they are both David and the people of Israel because of the presence of the lord with them
2. Power of victory 1samuel 17:32-37.
1Sam.17.32 - And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
1Sam.17.33 - And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
1Sam.17.34 - And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
1Sam.17.35 - And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
1Sam.17.36 - Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
1Sam.17.37 - David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee. In this scripture we read we can see how powerful the lord was with david and the victory he has been giving to him, has Father to son
3. Ability for him (God) to fight our battle and render our enemy powerless without our effort being involved 1samuel 17:45, Exodus 15:1, 14:13
1Sam.17.45 - Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Exod.14.13 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever. In this book the two bible verse stated above they became victory not by their power but by the strength of the lord
4. Strength in trouble and power of divine victory without stress Exodus 14:13-14, Exodus 14:18-20
Exod.14.13 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever.
Exod.14.14 - The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Truely there is trouble, there mind is trouble, no way out but he come through for them because his presence was with them.
5. In every ramifications of life he gave himself praise Exodus 14: 26-30, 1samuel 17:49-51
1Sam.17.49 - And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
1Sam.17.50 - So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
1Sam.17.51 - Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. In this bible verse we can see how the lord smitten there enemy and give glory to himself
6. The presence of the lord attract power of prevail and authority as a son 1samuel 17:46-47, Nehemiah 2:19-20, Nehemiah 4:4, Nehemiah 4:15-23
Neh.4.4 - Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity.
Neh.4.15 - And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
Neh.4.16 - And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Neh.4.17 - They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, everyone with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Neh.4.18 - For the builders, everyone had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
Neh.4.19 - And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
Neh.4.20 - In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Neh.4.21 - So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Neh.4.22 - Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let everyone with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
Neh.4.23 - So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that everyone put them off for washing.
In this bible verse we can see how they prevail over there enemy and how they used the authority of the lord against there enemy because the lord was with them
Neh.4.4 - Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity.
Conclusion: We cannot do everything without power, strength, knowledge, capacity 1samuel 17:38 in this Bible chapter and verse we are made to understand the way Saul wish to help David to fight against goliant with their understand but thank God for the knowledge of God with him 1samuel 17:39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. Less remember for we have not been into this world before we can't do it alone.
The lord we help us to understand him more and more.
