Study in Prayer - January 19 - In His Presence

Study in Prayer

Scripture of the Day:

Psalm 54:2

“Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.”

In His Presence

When you Praise God for things that have not happened yet, you are doing so BY FAITH.

Your needs do not move God. Your wants do not move God. Your begging does not move God. The only thing that moves God is FAITH. Amen.

So, if you are facing a terrible situation where you are crying out to God for deliverance, you cannot go into His presence begging Him. You need to go into His presence PRAISING Him!

You need to pray and act like the answer has already occurred. That is called Faith.

“Well, brother Bob, it sounds like wishful thinking to me. I mean, after all, if I did not receive the answer, if I’m still sick, if I’m still broke, if I’m still without a job or whatever – and I start acting like everything is great – I’m a hypocrite!”

Well, my dear brother or sister – you are a hypocrite. I’m sorry to say – but you are.

“AM NOT!” Oh – yes you are… you just exposed your true self…

You are moved by feelings, emotions and the five physical senses. You are acting on the Faith of doubting Thomas – not Faith in God and definitely not in the Faith of Jesus.

Hold on a minute – don’t lose sight of what we are here trying to do. I want to help you get your prayer life off of the natural into the Heavenly realm of reality. Amen!

One thing you need to realize is that praise is not dependent on your emotional situation at the time. It is only based on GOD. You need to praise HIM whether you feel like it or not. Amen!

In Hebrews 13:15, the Word says, “Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God CONTINUALLY, that is the FRUIT OF OUR LIPS giving THANKS TO HIS NAME.”

David is the perfect example of someone who could praise God even when his own family was trying to kill him. He would constantly start praising God when it looked like all hope was lost. And God would turn things around. Amen!

In Psalm 56:11, David says, “In God I will Praise His Word. In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid of what man can do to me….”

AMEN! That is how we need to pray! Glory to God! I’m excited just teaching on this today! Shout amen somebody!

The Bible says that God inhabits the praises of His people. The Bible says the enemy is turned back, falls and perishes at the presence of our God. Amen!

Praise is a powerful weapon against the forces of darkness when you bring it into your prayer life. It doesn’t matter what you are facing our up against. Praise God brings you into the courts of Praise and into the presence of the Lord – and God takes notice.

When God takes notice – the devil knows he is in trouble. It’s like a burgler trying to break into your house in the middle of the night. He’s sneaking around…and then he hears you calling 911. What’s that burglar going to do? FLEE. You were not talking to the burglar. You were not confronting the burglar. You were talking on the telephone to someone that the burglar wanted nothing to do with. And that burglar knows that help is being dispatched right then! Amen!

It works the same way. You don’t have to deal with the demon bothering you. Just get on your PRAISE LINE and get God’s attention. Help will be dispatched immediately. Daniel was told that the angel was sent as soon as he started praying. Amen!

Let’s pray right now. I want to help you connect your 911 line directly into God’s dispatch center. Amen! Let’s pray and let’s PRAISE HIM.

Until next time, this is Pastor Bob Thibodeau reminding you from 1 Thessalonians 5:17 in the Living Bible to “Always Keep on Praying!” Be blessed in all that you do!

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