The Fullness of the Presence of God
“When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house. When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever.””
II Chronicles 7:1-3 NKJV
What an awesome experience when the presence of God came with glory that even the priests could not enter the temple.
We need to be prepared for what the Lord wants to do in our midst. This is what we want God to do on our midst.
Is there a longing for more of the presence of God? We need to move forward in the presence of God from the abiding presence of God to the dwelling presence of God and move on in His presence.
“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Psalms 16:11 NKJV
God wants us to go from one level of His presence and our anointing in God to the next.
In a vision with Ezekiel, he kept getting deeper and deeper in the river (the glory presence of God). We must pray for more and never be satisfied with longing more for His presence.
The glory presence of God is only a foretaste of what heaven is like. We are meant to go deeper in the glory of God.
There are three levels in the presence of God
1. The abiding presence of God (Romans 8:16) which brings forth fruit in our lives.
2. The manifest presence of God which is a move based upon His unction. God wants to flow thorough and manifest Himself through us to those around us. (Luke 4: 18-19)
3. The glory presence of God. Greater revival takes place when this happens (Acts 10: 44) if we are ready for this move of God and to receive this glory of God. The glory presence is the Sovereign will of God. We need to hunger and thirsty for His presence and wait upon Him. (Isaiah 44:3)
Let us desire and ask for more of His presence, going deeper into the levels of His presence.