Waiting in the Presence of God

This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.
Where is the house you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?

Has not my hand made all these things,
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,
    and who tremble at my word.- Isaiah 66:1-2


“Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the covenant law with them in the wilderness. It had been made as God directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen. After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,  who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. But it was Solomon who built a house for him.

 “However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
 
“‘Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house will you build for me?
says the Lord.
    Or where will my resting place be?

Has not my hand made all these things?

“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!   Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—  Acts 7:44-52

Where is the house of Isaiah 66:1?

Hebrew word for house means family…
Resting place…
Matrimony…
Abode…

The resting place or the house God is looking for is a place of relationship as in a marriage, a family.  When we live our lives with Him in deep relationship, His presence will have a great effect on our lives.  The more we are In His Presence the more His presence purges us of our weaknesses

So repent (change your mind and purpose)turn around and turn (to God) that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean)
That times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat; of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord. -Acts 3:19 AMP

The only way the Holy Spirit will come and move among us is if we welcome Him. 

 Stephen said… "You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!"

The word resist is from a Greek word “To Oppose."  It is derived from 2 Greek words.  One means to substitute and the other means to fail or to fall.

If the Holy Spirit is resisted, He is opposed.  When He is opposed there will be a substitute.  When He is substituted then man is in charge.  When man is in charge man controls what happens.

When we welcome the Holy Spirit to have His way, we submit to God’s plan.

and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.-Revelation 1:6 NKJV

Kings Rule.
Priests Minister.

We rule and reign with Him and minister to Him with our worship.  Our ministry to Him is called waiting on Him.  We don’t wait to see what He does before we do something.  We worship Him and seek Him and He will move.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” -Acts 13:2 NKJV

Ministered= worship, obey. 

Texts for further study on this topic include:

Isaiah 40:31, Psalm 27:13-14, Psalm 130:5, Isaiah 30:18, Habakkuk 2:1-14



Be Blessed!
Pastor Dave