Tuesday May 13th, 2025
« You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever »
3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who may stand in His holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face.
- The presence of the Most High God is the best place anyone can be in.
Those who spend time in His presence are always in control of life’s situations rather than the other way round.
Elijah was just coming from the presence of God in 1 Kings 17 when he commanded that there should be no rain or dew for three years and it was so.
If you want to be in control, then what you really need is to be in God’s presence.
It’s a good thing we have the criteria required for you to be in God’s presence listed in our Bible reading for today. They are as follows:
- You must have clean hands. In 2 Corinthians 6:17NKJV, God said
« ” Therefore Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you ” »
You have to be careful what you touch with your hands.
I’ve always told my children to be careful what they sign.
If a report is wrong or misleading, don’t append your signature.
Don’t steal, don’t manipulate reports; watch what your hand touches.
- Your heart must be pure. Matthew 5:8NKJV says
« Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God »
Be careful of what you let into your heart and what you meditate upon if you truly want to dwell in His presence.
- Your heart must not be lifted up to vanity. Colossians 3:1-3NLT says
1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of Heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God
You must regularly check what motivates you to do what you do.
Are you driven by material or spiritual things ?
1 John 2:15 says you should not love the world or things of the world, that if you love the world then the love of the Father is not in you.
- You must not be a liar. Revelation 22:15NKJV made it clear
« But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie »
If you are a liar or someone who takes part in the benefits of other people’s lies, God will keep you outside His presence.
Food for thoughts – Based on the list discussed today, are you qualified to be in God’s presence? If not, make amends today.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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