The Presence Of God By Pastor Ogbonnaya

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