Attracting God's Presence

Psalm 51:16-17  (NKJV)

16 For You (God) do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.

David wrote this Psalm (song) about his own sin.  His sin included adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband Uriah.  

You'd think that  this would have disqualified David from being King, but it did not. 

God is not interested in perfection, but honesty and brokeness.  We don't even have perfection to offer Him.

The secret to the presence of God is humility.

  

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)

14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Humility is the first thing on the list above. It comes before prayer, seeking God's face, and turning from sin.   

  

Matthew 16:24  (NKJV)

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

To deny oneself is humility.  I pray this verse below for myself everyday.

  

John 3:30  (NKJV)

30 He (Jesus) must increase, but I must decrease.

Why is this such a big deal?

When we are self sufficient, we are not God dependent.   

When we take credit, we take the credit from God who deserves it most.  

Fasting is humbling because we are telling our flesh no.  If our flesh is not mad at us, we're doing it wrong. 

Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

We must crucify our flesh.  

A man on his face can't fall from that position.  

1. We will exalt the Lord Jesus Christ.  Even in public.

2. We will view God as always just.  


God, all your ways are right.


We refuse to second guess You.

3.  We will walk in humility and think less of self, and more about God and others.

Chris Hodges, Church of the Highlands

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