Words Of Encouragement To Start The Day ( Wednesday 1/28/09)

There Is A Presence In The Sanctuary...

Psalm 20:1-3 (Amplified Bible)
1) MAY THE Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high [and defend you];
2) Send you help from the sanctuary and support, refresh, and strengthen you from Zion;
3) Remember all your offerings and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah [pause, and think of that]!

Have you ever walked into a room and could feel the very presence of God meet you there. Or maybe there was a time when you entered into prayer and an overwhelming, indescribable feeling occurred in your prayer time and it was hard to articulate and even harder to receive again. I have had many such times, but there was one particular day when my mom had picked me up from work and we were talking. As we begin to discuss the trails of the day and the events of time, a song came on, "It was for My Good, but for your Glory." In an instant God swept in and all conversation stopped and and tears flooded my face and worship flooded my soul and I could not even sing or speak. There we were in need of a sanctuary experience and received it with the sweetness of a lovers first kiss.

We often see days that try our souls and our patience and push us to the brink, but if we can just get to our place of sanctuary the Spirit of the Lord will meet us there to refresh our souls and renew our minds. God at a moments notice will become our Jehovah Shalom and restore our peace. He will become the Spirit of provision, or the Spirit of Rest in a time of unrest. God in the midst of the sanctuary will bring the spirit necessary to minister life and completion to us, for in His presence there is truly fullness of Joy. But it is in our seeking and finding our way into the sanctuary that provision is made and the Spirit of God can enter in and bestow himself upon us and gift us with the presence that we may so need; the blessings, deliverance and healing that we need and so desire.

Realizing that when life becomes unbearable there is a place that you can go and find the very presence of God and have your very need met and prayers answered. Enter into the sanctuary, enter into a place where God is, where His power is manifested and His love is freely given!