He wants a deeper relationship with me. Bless the LORD. This is hard, but my soul longs for Him.
God just keeps saying that its about His Presence. I have been praying that for a while now, as I said. For me, Presence comes out of relationship. I am at a point where I cannot do this. He must.
He gave me Psalm 42 yesterday. It was awesome. Dig the title, ‘thirsting for God in TROUBLE…” ha, bless the LORD. Steph told me that I was in trouble.
Here is also elijahlist for today. More of the same.
Psalm 42 (New American Standard Bible)
Psalm 42
Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.
For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
BOOK 2
1As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.
2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;
When shall I come and appear before God?
3My tears have been my food day and night,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
4These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me
For I used to go along with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
5Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.
6O my God, my soul is in despair within me;
Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan
And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
7Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.
8The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime;
And His song will be with me in the night,
A prayer to the God of my life.
9I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
10As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me,
While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
11Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.
Luke Holter: Do You Not Know that the River is a Real Tangible Thing?
by Luke Holter
Jun 5, 2010
I have been in a place of prayer for the Western Church and for what the Lord wants to do in this now season, and I keep finding that the Holy Spirit is beckoning us to a place of spiritual maturity and wisdom. The Lord wants us to partner with Him in bringing Heaven to earth. We can walk in a supernatural realm right now here on earth if we so choose. Many churches are “talking” about Heaven invading earth. But we can attain this reality in a very basic and simple way…the secret is relationship with the Father.
When you set yourself apart in real intimate relationship with the Father, His presence and glory literally emanate from us. When we acknowledge the presence of God in us and on us, then we become aware of the fruit of personal relationship. See, we are sewing into our relationship with the Lord and thus we reap the fruit of that relationship.
Carve Yourself a River Bed to Hold the River
Peter walked in this kind of a reality with the Lord. People would lay out the sick and dying hoping that even Peter’s shadow would hit the people and set them free. Peter brought Heaven to earth through relationship. Jesus set the prime example of this reality for us; by bringing Heaven to earth He made it an accessible reality for all of us. I am consumed, desperate, and hungry for this reality to be a common occurrence in the Western Church. The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, “It’s attainable right now for every Believer. We long to send the River all over the Western Church.”
Recently, I was in a service and the minister was talking about the River of God being in the place of worship. I was deep in prayer, just dialoging with the Holy Spirit, and so as I often do, I asked Holy Spirit about His river being in our midst. The Spirit spoke to me and said, “My son, do you not know that the River is a real tangible thing? The River of God is made up of the very nature and character of God Himself. Everything in Heaven is from God and of God. We are looking for those whom have carved out river beds in their lives through lining up with the Nature and Character of God—those who have an intimate relationship with Us.”
All Things Are Accessible to Us Who Believe
There is so much reward to us who love God and walk according to His Word, will, and way. We have all things accessible to us who believe. The question is: “Are you setting yourself apart for the Lord?” Because once you walk humbly in relationship with the Lord, Heaven coming down is a matter of your internal life coming forth. There are many who have just charisma, but there are also those who have real power because of being in relationship with Jesus. The Spirit spoke to me and said, “We are not after membership, but rather We are after relationship.”
I believe that we are on the twilight of great things in God, but we must be wise virgins and make sure that we are prepared for what is coming. We must allow the Holy Spirit to carve out a foundation in our character to receive the character and nature of Jesus. We want to be a place where His presence can rest and manifest itself in us and through us.
Luke Holter
Prophetic Sheep Ministries
Email: propheticsheep@yahoo.com