Finding the very Presence of God!

[Brighthouse]

Many brothers and sisters have talked to me about how does one obtain this,or even can one obtain this? From the part which has been told unto me,and shown unto me by Holy Spirit you all can confirm,the answer is yes you can find the very presence of our LIVING GOD!! I shall give you the steps in which was shown unto me,and you all can take it from there.1.Matt 6:6 says But when you pray, go into your inner room,close the door and pray to your father in secret,and YOUR Father who SEES what is done!!! in secret WILL!!! Reward YOU!! That brothers and sister is not a hope, but rather a PROMISE!!! Ecc 5:2 Do not be hasty in Word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few. In Prayer we are not there to instruct our Jesus about anything,we are in prayer to listen!

When you wish to hear from someone for example in life,you pay attention to not only what is being said by them,but you give them your undivided attention as well! How would you like it if you came up to someone and asked something of them, and in the middle of your conversation there cell phone rang and they gave attention to it rather then you? RUDE isn't it?? Most all of us have gone through this.In our inner room, there is no cell phone around,no computer to ding, no nothing but the Lord and you! God will not speak to you, then become interupted and say to you hold on a minute will you?? LOL

But many times we do this to the Lord!! When you truly LOVE the one you are talking to, nothing can remove you from that person!! NOTHING!! ( John 14:23) The abode here comes from both love and trust!2. Worship, here is a word which gets mixed up a lot with praise.Worship is not praise!!Thanksgiving opens the gates and praise gets you into the court!( psalm 100:4-5) Worship is about knowing our God is HOLY!!( john 4:21-22) Your Spirit connects when you worship God as being so HOLY!! HOLY HOLY HOLY!!!( isaiah 6:3,Rev 4:8!) Most never speak to the Lord as being Holy! They miss out!

To understand what Holy means is to bring our Most Holy God before you! This is true worship! Holy is God who is so gracious,forgiving,and longsuffering, as you are when you speak how our Jesus is ever so very Holy! For here is when we connect!! 3. Faith- That which you already have by God for God! For we are God very own possession!!!!( eph 1:11-14!!) Your only work in this?? To believe this!! Believe you are what God says you already are! ( Isaiah 40:31) Did you know that an eagle does not unfold his wings until the wind is just right?? Confidence is given by Holy Spirit!!( 1 john 5:14) We wait upon the Lord, Holy Spirit then gives us confidence and we surrender to him, as the eagle does to the wind!

And then brothers and sister WE SOAR!!! 4. We become addicted to God's Word!! ( Luke 11:3)Give us this day our DAILY BREAD!!( Daniel 6:10) We Seek God to find out HIS WILL!!! Not the other way around!!( example of one doing the wrong thing is Saul!!( 1 Sam 28:5-6,and verse 15) A most intersting chapter to read! Now i will use myself as an example to you.Upon doing these things as i was taught by Holy Spirit to do,I had to make sure that what I am telling you works for me,for if it does not work,why bother telling you all!! So I prayed in earnest, 3 times a day as Daniel did,I followed each and every step i am telling you to follow.In my prayer closet,

I went spending much time in there to the Lord. The Lord knew I was still in deep pain from a love I gave up,my beloved who I set free I did not wish to! But I knew from the Lord, that I must do this, so she also will remain free in the Lord as well! I could never or would ever place her in bondage through a promise I not only could never keep,but would not ever be able to keep! It was 2:18am And an angel of the Lord came unto me. "HOLY HOLY HOLY is the Lord God Almighty! I went from my knees to my face,I have called thee and appointed thee to speak my truth in love to all,in this you have been faithful unto me,now behold, the abiding I talked to you about before has come to rest upon you both now and forever amen.

And you shall know the love of God, because you shall preach my love for others! bringing them hope,and love, and kindness,and yes long suffering.For the pains of suffering is the time the flesh must spend with me,and in me.The flesh does not ever wish to do these things,but go and tell my people of the great rewards that come from those who discipline there own flesh through my power and by my Spirit! ( heb 11:6) ( 1 cor 9:23-27)"This brothers and sister is what I long to do most humbly before you!( rom 12:3) I have become not yet perfected in God's love!( philp 3:12-14!!) But as I press on towards the goal of God's love through Christ Jesus my Lord,I ask you to follow me,as I follow our Jesus in this.This works brothers and sisters!! I know this for a fact! I also know i do not have the whole truth in this matter as well!! But from the part Holy Spirit has taught me, i bring unto you, for yourself to both judge and partake in.( 1 john 2:27) Give your time,receive your peace and rest! And soar like an eagle by the power of God's own Presence! God Bless all who both read this, and partake of this!! amen!( 1 cor 1: 4-9)

 

[spirit1st]

That was very nice Brighthouse.

GOD is pure perfect LOVE. and we too need to walk in Love and truth as much as we can?

I do believe if we reveal HIS love to others ? Many will seek His face .

All mankind searches for love, they mostly do not understand , It HIM they so much desire .

1Jn_4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1Jn_4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.


Rom_5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

 

[DutchChristian]

It was 2:18am And an angel of the Lord came unto me. "HOLY HOLY HOLY is the Lord God Almighty! I went from my knees to my face,I have called thee and appointed thee to speak my truth in love to all,in this you have been faithful unto me,now behold, the abiding I talked to you about before has come to rest upon you both now and forever amen.

Dear Brighthouse,

i would not too quickly accept this word brought fort of an angel as:

Be real careful as this does not sound as an angel sent from The LORD, but rather is of another origin: did you check and ask this angel whom he serves?

Galatians 1:
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Try the spirits, as this sounds like another gospel to me,

Be careful!
dutch

 

[TheWidowsOffering]

Speaking of praise and worship the following Psalms is catching my attention these days.

Psalm 8[a]

1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.

2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.


The purpose of praise here is to silence the enemy of God in our lives.

Psalm 84:4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. 6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.


Dwelling in the house of God is no other than His presence. Verse 6 is interesting. I made a research and just found one blog about it in Treasures in Jars of Clay Blog Spot (2008 blog a bit old). Hope you won't mind me sharing it. Blessing.


The Valley of Baca - or The Valley of Adversity and Weeping

I am in a hurry this morning. I want to get this post done before lunch, but it's not going to happen. This is Friday. (See you are not reading this until Monday- as usual, Dorinda is a little late. ha!)

My Daniel Fast Journal scripture today (Friday) is from Psalm 84:11. I read the whole chapter and just really received an encouragement from my Savior today.

My sweet and wonderful husband preached a sermon one time on the the Valley of Baca mentioned in verse 6. He said the word Baca is adversity. Hmmmmmm....
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That is as far as I got Friday before the demands of the day caught up with me and I had to abandon my blogging. But, I have been pondering these thoughts all weekend. My heart is full and my mind is going in a thousand different directions this morning. I am not sure even where I should start!

I think, I know, that someone is going to read this post that really needs to hear what God is trying to speak to them. I pray the anointing of Joshua as you read. Joshua was told he would be given every where he set his foot. I pray every where I have typed a stroke on my computer would be battle ground taken back from the enemy of our souls.

Psalm 84. That is where I will start. Please read it.
1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD ; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young- a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. Selah 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. 6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. 8 Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; listen to me, O God of Jacob. Selah 9 Look upon our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one. 10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. 12 O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Baca-a word, a place. The Valley of Baca is described by Holman's Bible dictionary as-
• Hebrew - Baca BACA
(bay' cuh) Place name meaning, “Balsam tree” or “weeping.” A valley in Psalms 84:6 which reflects a poetic play on words describing a person forced to go through a time of weeping who found God turned tears into a well, providing water.

Some of you are in a time of weeping, a time of adversity. Maybe your pain is so private that no one knows you are hurting. Maybe you feel trapped. Our adversities may have different situations, different hurts, different events, but it is very much so the same valley.

The literal Valley of Baca is thousands of miles away in a land that most of us have never traveled to. The spiritual Valley of Baca is very familiar. We all know the road and have probably all been down it many times.

The Valley of Baca. I picture a desolate place. A place that sane people avoid at all costs. It is dry and barren. Isolated. The heat of the valley drains the weary travelers quickly. Hope is waning and despair quietly takes its place.

I went through the Valley of Baca. As I entered, I was afraid. But I knew that I had to pass through the Valley, because on the other side was what I needed, what I had been promised. I set my heart on my journey. My strength begin to fail me. Hope was disappearing. It wasn't supposed to be like this! I just wanted to get to the other side - to my promise. But, it seemed that each step I took, added ten more to my journey's end! How would I make it! I was dry. I was thirsty! My soul was parched! There seemed no end in sight. I became full of despair. Was this what the end would be like? Would I die in this condition? Where had my strength gone?

In utter desperation I cried out to God- my Redeemer, my Savior! I wept before my God. My tears mirrored the agony of my heart. Once again, I set my heart on my journey. He would be my strength. He would sustain me! He provided me with water for my soul. I refreshed myself in Him. My circumstance didn't change. It wouldn't. This was Baca, the place of adversity where weeping and anguish would accompany me until I reached the end of my pilgrimage. But God! He was there! He held me when I cried. He wiped the tears. He comforted me when I was bruised. He replaced despair with His Presence.

I still couldn't see the end of the Valley of Baca, but He was my strength. If I could just trust in Him, all would be well. Each time I felt I couldn't go on and was thirsting to death, He provided nourishment from the springs. He watered my soul from His cup.

It seemed as if an eternity passed. I reached the end of the Valley of Baca. I was not defeated! I was stronger! I had learned lessons of wisdom and strength. It wasn't the Valley of the Shadow of Death- it was Baca. The Valley of Adversity, the valley of weeping.
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There is a God who sees you in your hurt, your frustration, and your pain. He knows what you are going through. He longs for you to call upon His Name and seek His face with all of your heart. Don't listen to the lies of the one who despises you. Listen to the Creator's gentle whisper of love for you. Find your strength in Him. Don't turn from the Valley of Baca, because your promise is on the other side. Set your heart on your pilgrimage, find your strength in Him and be blessed!

I know this is different today but I just wanted to be obedient. My friend, you are a treasure. Stay steadfast and He will not abandon you. Meditate on His Word and His goodness. Look to Him. As always, I pray you:

Seek His Face. Pursue an intimate relationship with the Savior.
Know His Truth. Gain ultimate reality about His Kingdom.
Love His Word. Desire passionate revelation of His Nature.
Live His Will. Submit daily to His Purpose
Have a blessed and wonderful day as you pursue the Lover of your soul.

dorinda

Song of Solomon -2 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.


Awww.. I can remember the feeling (LOL) for I also did that thing over 10 years ago giving up my first boyfriend because I believe so; that is what the Lord is directing me to do. The funny thing is though I gave him up literally yet deep within I didn’t lost my hope until he got married (5years after I broke with him). I laugh at myself because my hope is wrong. LOL

I didn’t regret though because as I think it over, if I haven’t obeyed the Lord that time maybe I have married young and unprepared to rear maybe 3-5 children already . I am saved from the hardship of early parenting!! Lol. And maybe also, I was not able to help my two younger siblings finish their studies and they would be holding a grudge to me all their life, I should have disappointed my parents and my eldest brother too, and most of all, maybe I have never known and grown deeper in the knowledge of God and His love which is the greatest treasure a single person could ever had. Amen

So, I’ve been thankful to the Lord for He helped me go through it though he accused me I fooled him. Oh no. I’m serious. It’s just that I know the Lord is dealing something with me in regard to him; there is no other reason than that. All I can do is to commit him to the Lord because he’s a babe Christian that time. I’m concerned with his faith, but the Lord assured me, he will uphold him. Later he married a pastor’s daughter and I’m glad. J
The only way that I was able to get through the pains is, every time I remember those times (especially when we’re facing difficulty, we hold hands and pray together – the only sweetest memory I could remember with him - lol), I speak a blessing to him and pray also for victory on my part (hehe). It helped a lot really.

The Lord knows your heart bro. What is having a beloved compared to YES!!! HIS ABIDING PRESENCE in us. Not that God is far in any one of us (Acts 17:26-28); in fact He is always in our lips. It’s just that there are far more valuable, eternal riches in Him and His glory than anything in this world we could ever have. And you CHOOSE WELL brother BH. Congratulations for that.

Every blessing bro in Christ Jesus,


TheWidowsOffering


Song of Solomon -5: 15 His legs are pillars of marble, Set on bases of fine gold.
His countenance is like Lebanon, Excellent as the cedars.

16 His mouth is most sweet, Yes, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!

Amen.

 

[Brighthouse]

First let me address my brother Dutch upon a few matters.When an angel from the Lord speaks a truth, it always takes place. Confirmation number 1. Of course the testing of spirits talked about in 1 John 4:1-6 please do read this entire. For the Lord our God has always, and to me will always bear witness to himself both by the Word itself,and from the words he chooses to speak to us his children. While it is very true that God usually does not come to speak to many of us,depending upon our own heart, and mind he sure can. The love by which Jesus himself first gave me as a sinner,then by his power and might bestowed upon me his love for others, which many here can indeed verify I am not concerned about hearing from a false Spirit.

God as he lives in you, surly lives inside of me. The testing comes after words are spoken,and from the words spoken it sure does not take long as to whether one is hearing from the Lord or something false.For the Word of God becomes hidden deep within each believer,and his Word comes to our mind and words confirm action already taken. While it is true that many do not believe Jesus still speaks to his people,I know otherwise. For since God is all knowing, and knows each of our hearts accoding to what he himself has written on them,it takes no genius to confirm God's word to any of us.

If another should doubt what God has told you,it is ok, because his words were not for them,but rather to whom he is speaking.In this case to me.And since the action spoken has taken place in my life, how can I doubt? While others indeed have the freedom to doubt,this holds no chains upon me. I of course am saying this in all love and never in any anger! For jesus will speak to whom he wishes,and others who may doubt are not in the place where Jesus is at. ( acts 9:3-7) verse 7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.

That is because good brother they were not Paul who the Lord himself was dealing with. Do you preceive Paul would wonder if this was the Lord or not? He did not test the spirit did he? And why is it that he did not? verse 8 tells us why! So it is with our Jesus today,for from him, confimation always is recieved by anything Jesus either says or even does. Hence why good brother I had no cause to test.

Now to WidowsOffering. I thank the Lord who created us, for the kindness in your words he choose for you to say! For the winds of truth blow upon the just and the unjust as well! I am thankful we are in Christ Jesus! For that which is removed from ones heart, but never from ones mind because of the deep love both seen and heard, restores to us a lasting peace that can only come from a most loving and enduring Jesus! ( matt 11:28-30) It is not always he removes our burden, but he sure does lighten the load of that burden! And that in Christ Jesus can be enough. It is enough because you know whatever happens in your life is no accident,there is no luck,there is only resolve!

And when we understand fully God's love, then we can always stay in HIS peace and ready rest! So My sister in Christ i wish to thank you for taking the time to both read, and respond through God's own love.( 2 cor 1:21-22) That pledge binds us all as believers not only to our Lord Jesus,but also for each through his mighty love! ( eph 4:32) To all of you i say this! ( mark 5:35-36) DO NOT BE AFRAID ANY LONGER!!!! ONLY BELIEVE!!!!! Amen!

 

[DutchChristian]

Warning be ye not deceived!

WARNING!

It was 2:18am And an angel of the Lord came unto me. "HOLY HOLY HOLY is the Lord God Almighty! I went from my knees to my face,I have called thee and appointed thee to speak my truth in love to all,in this you have been faithful unto me,now behold, the abiding I talked to you about before has come to rest upon you both now and forever amen.

i believe you were most probably visited by a devil type FALSE angel of light, why?

AS:

and appointed thee to speak my truth in love to all,in this you have been faithful unto me,now behold, the abiding I talked to you about before has come to rest upon you both now and forever amen.

the "my truth" that this seemingly to be "angel" that visited you mentioned of is all about himself and refers of himself (as this angel said: my truth): which is of an angel and is not the same as The Truth of The Lord Jesus Christ: The Way The Truth and The LIFE. But this angel that visited you at 2:18 AM spoke of himself (I have called thee and appointed thee to speak >>>my truth<<< in love to all) which truth? Of whom? Who sent this angel? There is only one Truth and His Name is The Lord Jesus Christ! So the angel that spoke that night to you is not of The LORD he refered to himself alone and besides this: it's message sounds like another gospel to me as well: in that this angel is speaking only of: only LOVE love love only preach love, love without any further judgment or justice (no repentance and remission of sins) to be made.

Luke 24:
47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

you apparently have been DECEIVED

2 Corinthians 11:
14 And no marvel; for satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Colossians 2:
18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Revelation 19:
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Revelation 22:
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

The Lord His angels do not receive worship! They would rather say: See thou do it not: worship God.

And another point is:

And you shall know the love of God, because you shall preach my love for others!

IS FALSE gospel too AS:

1 John 3:
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His Life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And Not:

And you shall know the love of God, because you shall preach my love for others!

That is of another gospel!


Again i say: BE REAL CAREFUL! YOU ARE BEING DECEIVED: RECONSIDER!

Brighthouse: you need to repent of bringing another message that is contrary to the Gospel!

1 Timothy 4:
16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

 

[spirit1st]

Every person on earth is a Spirit . every angel good and bad is a angel .
The way we test Spirit is to ask them to say JESUS CHRIST is LORD.
If they will not or cannot say it > They are not of GOD .

I done this with people and devil .
The devils cannot .
Many people could not .

1Jn_4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

1Jn 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God

 

[Brighthouse]

Lost some time here, sure did miss everyone. Ah Dutch Christain please tell me what other Gospel I am speaking about? Either you did not read what I wrote or you just wish to create a quarrel to which I will not follow. You are judging me brother??? 1 tim 5:1!!!! I see no appeal from you Dutch! All I see is judging something you have no idea about. I know both who I am in Christ Jesus, and whom I follow,I forgive you Dutch. blessing all

 

[Brighthouse]

OH!!! ic now dutch!! yes he did die for us, to live in us bro, from his living in us, are we not to love others as Jesus loved us?? john 13:34 preaching his love only comes by living his love in HIM!! james 1:22 hope that helps.

 

[spirit1st]

Lots of times people judge things they do not understand or have not had revealed by the LORD too them ?

It kind of dangerous to think evil or talk evil to those in Christ JESUS .

We need to ask Him first before cursing others or saying they are of satan.

You understand it saying they have a unclean spirit , which if they are of God ? There spirit is clean.
But this is the same blasphemy they did too the LORD JESUS CHRIST .

Mar 3:28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
Mar 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Mar 3:30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

this is very dangerous to any of us to do .!

We need to be very careful of our words . They have great meaning

Mat_12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Mat_25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Mat_25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

I do find many are quick to say evil things about and to our brothers and sisters in the LORD. Thinking it ok to say any thing they want too? It not true .


Col_3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

That means even if they too are of GOD ? They will be dealt with . We Do not want to see our brothers or sisters suffer, when we can show them not to be doing this evil to our family in the LORD.

2Th_1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

Gal_5:12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Rom_12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.