[Music] in our world today our advantage is solely related to god and how much of him we have in us the more we strive to know god the more meaningful our lives become when you compare the lives of people who have walked with god versus the lives of people who haven't or who do not walk completely with him you will see a clear difference most of the people who made an impact in the days of the bible were people who walked with god and those who committed themselves to him we do great things to the
degree to which the presence of god is in us when jesus was leaving he said he won't leave us as orphans this is a very important statement he knew the importance of his presence in our lives so he sent the holy spirit jesus spoke extensively about the holy spirit and gave his disciples the instruction to wait in jerusalem for him to come when the holy spirit eventually came there was a clear difference between the apostles who followed jesus and the ones whom the holy spirit empowered the holy spirit is the only reason why they were
able to do what they did and they did it well the holy spirit continues to empower anyone who is interested to do very phenomenal things around the world when we talk about god's presence in this dispensation and generation we are talking about the holy spirit who resides in the life of believers the holy spirit is god in us there are signs that show that we carry the presence of god in his teaching the manifest presence of god apostle joshua selman explains four benefits and blessings that happen when you carry god's presence any time you see
anyone with these things at work in their life be sure that these people are reaping the benefits of god in their life a supernatural favor favor is when you have loyalty in the hearts of men the bible says the heart of man is desperately wicked who can know it even the bible testified about the wickedness of the hearts of men therefore it is strange to see people leave their own lives and things that concern them just to commit themselves to another man people make a mistake and say it's love it is not love but favor
there are times you love people but you don't support them sometimes you want to teach them a lesson but with favor it isn't that way favor will compel your family friends and even strangers and your enemies to do things that will benefit you you cannot wish favor into your life it takes god to make someone favored exodus 12 36 says the lord caused the egyptians to look favorably on the israelites and they gave the israelites whatever they asked for so they stripped the egyptians of their wealth it took god to make the egyptians favor israel
when someone has the presence of god the person will always find help even from strangers and enemies this is a sure sign that someone has the presence of god in them b rest round about second chronicles 15 15 says all judah rejoiced over the oath for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole heart and he let them find him so the lord gave them rest on every side it takes the presence of god for people to have rest this means the absence of trouble they have peace by their
side it doesn't mean that the world might not be shaking or turning upside down it just means that these people will not be affected negatively in any way be it physically mentally financially emotionally spiritually or any other area of their lives anyone who carries god's presence will always be in a state of rest john 16 33 says i have told you all this so that you may have peace in me here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows but take heart because i have overcome the world c supernatural protection and preservation again those
who carry god's presence always escape the evil that is present in the world the psalmist says in psalm 91 verse 1 he who dwells in the shelter of the most high will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the almighty whose power no enemy can withstand david knew what he was talking about he had been in too many battles to doubt saul had tried to kill him a number of times too so he knew the advantage of having the presence of god if you read the entire psalm 91 you can see the assurance that
david had in god this is also true for shadrach meshach and abednego they defiled king nebuchadnezzar's order and they weren't scared because they knew the kind of god that they served king nebuchadnezzar was furious when he had heard what they did and he decided to throw them into the burning furnace the furnace was so hot that it burned the men who threw them inside daniel 3 verses 23-24 says then king nebuchadnezzar leapt to his feet in amazement and asked his advisors weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire they replied
certainly your majesty he said look i see four men walking around in the fire unbound and unharmed and the fourth looks like a son of the gods it was because god was with them that they were able to survive the fiery hot furnace this is another sign that is found in people who carry the presence of god d honor and exemption honor is placed upon your life you can't force anyone to honor you only god can make people honor you honor is what forces men to perceive you correctly you might be doing well but still
be treated as if you don't matter you might be the most hard-working person but still be treated as if you don't matter you might even be needed in a particular organization or gathering but it is clear that the people there do not seem to value you this is a result of the lack of honor only god can open the eyes of people to honor other men for their unique value and contribution sometimes we see some people that we clearly are better than yet people honor them so much it's simply because they carry god's presence and
we don't you will also be excluded from activities that will diminish you and make you look small or even the little things you do eventually will become magnified the presence of these four things in a person's life is proof that the person carries the presence of god the presence of god is powerful it can change situations that are very horrible to pleasant ones we should never ignore the presence of god in our lives that is the basis of our success in life there are five ways that we can experience the presence of god a passion
for god when we have passion for god we will begin to enjoy god's presence having a passion for god is to place christ above everything else whenever your heart is after god and the things that concern him it shows that you have passion for him james 4 verse 8 says draw nigh to god and he will draw nigh to you be total obedience there is nothing as important to god as someone who is both willing and able to obey him obeying god doesn't necessarily mean that you know what god is doing or you completely agree
to what he is doing obeying god just shows that you have brought yourself to a point that whatever it is you agree with god even if it is against your own desires it shows that you trust god and you believe his word that says he has good plans for you you can never carry god's presence when you don't obey him completely c intense moments of prayer and worship everything is dependent on an atmosphere it is hard to see people cry when everyone is laughing and they are all having a good time it is also hard
to see people laugh when others are mourning every spirit is atmosphere dependent including the spirit of god when the holy spirit is welcomed he will stay if not he will leave one of the ways to make the holy spirit welcome is by praying and worshiping god intensely d walking in humility psalm 34 18 says the lord is near to those who have a broken heart and save such as have a contrite spirit this is really important humility attracts the presence of god to one's life e sacrifice when we sacrifice to god we displease ourselves to
make him happy sacrifices are never convenient they're not things that we want to do the people who sacrifice are the ones who truly love god we should always remember that the presence of god is an advantage to us and that we should always try to secure his presence in our lives may god help us to find him and enjoy the benefits of his presence in our lives amen god bless you [Music] you
