The Presence of God
We can get everything looking right but if we do not have the presence of God we have nothing
David understood this.
1 Samuel 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel 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.
1 Samuel 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.
We must NOT go out without His presence
Judges 16:19-21
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. 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.
Verse 21 shows us the results of not having the Spirit of God
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.
We all need the infilling of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-4
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
This is a continual filling – It is not a one off!
The Christian who is filled with the Spirit is under the influence. The Spirit was affect and control your thoughts, attitudes and actions.
Psalm 23 says “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters, He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
God’s presence gives us
V1 Plenty – Everything that we need
V2 Peace and refreshment
V3 Direction and healing
V4 Courage, comfort and protection
V5 Fellowship
We cannot know “Victory in Life” until we have the power of the Holy Spirit in our life
The Holy Spirit can change a life, church, village, town or city
We need it today!
David needed God’s presence and we need it to. It doesn’t matter if you are a house wife or a minister we all need His presence.
Living Life in Victory
1. There will always be giants
2. Your age doesn’t matter
3. You are being prepared for the future
4. Wear the right glasses
5. Your victory will encourage others
6. Don’t forget the important thing
We all want to have VICTORY in our lives!
NIKE is the name of the false god of victory. We serve the God of all Victories who triumphed over death hell and the grave.
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