The Presence Of God By Pastor Ogbonnaya

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The Presence of God was taught by Pastor Ogbonnaya Akpoke on the 6th of June 2021 at Shouts of Grace Center, Joke Plaza, Beside Trans Amusement Park, Bodija-UI Road, Ibadan.

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He made mention of the following important points in his teaching on the presence of God

Exodus 33:16

• The lack of the presence of God can cost you your life.
• The evidence that God is with you is when you carry His presence. The true measure that God is with you is the amount of His presence we carry.
• God is omnipresent – He is everywhere and so we must fear Him because He sees and knows everything.
• Don’t think you can sin (fornicate, steal, lie etc) in dark places because sin thrives in secrecy, but you must understand that God is there.
• The Glory of God is the presence of God. There is a difference between God being everywhere and God’s manifested presence.

The Benefits of God’s Presence

1. Death – Genesis 5:24

• Our flesh and desires are taken away. It is important that we die to self.
• We must die to the world, to sin, to bitterness e.t.c.

2. Graces are revealed – Genesis 6:9

• The grace you need to excel is released upon you when you walk with God.

3. Things happen – Psalm 114:1-6

• The challenges in your life respond to the presence that you carry.
• There are things that will happen in your life that only the presence of God can fix.
• Until you present God’s presence to that situation, it won’t give way.

Hindrances To The Presence

1. Sin

• Sin and the glory of God cannot co-habit. It is either you are running from the glory of God, or you are running away from sin.
• If you want to carry God’s presence, you must deal with sin.
• If you are living in habitual sin, God’s presence cannot dwell there, but once you run back to Go, the presence melts that sin.
• Your heart, motives, and disposition to that sin will determine whether or not God’s presence will stay or not.
• With sin, you cannot harness God’s presence.

2. Guilt

• The devil holds you down with past sins, but God forgives and forgets.
• Repent genuinely and come out of the sin. God doesn’t condemn you but he doesn’t condone sin either.

• The only way to cultivate God’s presence is through fellowship with Him. Enjoy his presence