Entering In part 2

Deuteronomy 1:6-8 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain.  Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighbouring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates. See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”

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We have dwelt long enough at this place a place of procrastination, a place of religious tradition, a place of a lack of affection for His high calling upon our lives.  I announce to you the people of the Dream Centre; that it is time to journey higher until we reach our full position in Christ. We must pursue this course allowing God to cross and enter into the territory of our heart, so more of His fullness will reshape and realign us toward His thoughts and will for our lives. God wants everything for us that His Son died for and because of this, redemption’s work must be completed in those who have been purchased by His precious blood. We, as believers, do not have to leave the mountain of God like Moses did. For Moses, the mountain was a physical and spiritual dwelling place, where for us the mountain of God is a spiritual dwelling place. Moses had to leave so he could lead many through the wilderness,  where for us, our journey must lead us toward knowing Him better, going higher, deeper and wider in our relationship with Him. We must individually and corporately together climb the mountain of God, so we can find and secure for ourselves the secret dwelling place of God for our lives.

Isaiah 8:12-18 “Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread,  and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare. Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured. Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples.  I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.”

1.      We have conspiracy.

2.      Fear and dread.

3.      A sanctuary.

4.      A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.

5.      We have a trap and a snare.

6.      And we have a people who are a sign and a symbol in a geographical landscape.

7.      We have a God who dwells on Mount Zion.

Now let’s look at How God reverses things as we enter in.

Psalm 91:1-16  He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you make the Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge—  then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.  For he will command his angels  concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

The promise to those found entering into the rest and shelter of the most high is awesomely powerful beyond belief.  

Ask yourself whether you have entered in? 

1.      To be found dwelling in the shelter of the most high means I must have entered in at some point therefore I must familiarise myself with the entrance point. (Only those who are the true sons of God are lead by the spirit. Romans 8:14).                        

Pray asking the Lord: Lord, give me this desire to build my life in Your presence. Holy Spirit put Your hand upon my life and lead me into Your presence, so I may know the power and the presence of the most high’s dwelling place. I ask that as Your hand leads me out of Your presence, I am guided and governed toward doing your will.                      

2.      Once I am in and found dwelling, He saves me from the fowlers snare and deadly pestilence. (He saves me from those who deliberately set traps to catch me out so they can hold and contain who I am and what I am becoming.) Pestilence means outbreaks of sickness, infectious diseases leading to death, as death cannot come near you. Isaiah 28: 17-18.    

Pray asking the Lord: Now that I have entered in, I must make some declarations and acknowledgements. He is my Lord, my refuge, my fortress and God in whom I trust. Lord, bring my heart to the place whereby my labour for You becomes  a true reflection of the love that I have for You, rather than me serving You by religion, tradition, duty or responsibilities. My openness of heart is to admit to You that my trust has not been in You, but rather has been in my wealth, friendships, career and family, of which I now openly acknowledge.                                                                                           

3.      He protects and covers me by His wings. (This means His wings become my supporting surface.)

4.      I will discover His faithfulness and feel the strength of this faithfulness upon my life.

5.      I will not fear the terror of the dark night and dark things, such as pestilence, arrows of loneliness and fearful thinking tend to fall upon people during this night hour, for this is not my portion.

6.      Though sickness and death break out around me, it will not fall on me, which is a picture of His divine protection given over me.

7.      I will observe many things of what is happening to others, but for me my focus is on Him and His dwelling place.

8.      Angelic protection is given so as to guide, guard and govern my every movement.

9.      I will personally see and taste victory over the enemy of my soul.

10.  Because God loves me, He rescued me. If I ever ask how loved am I, my response should be to say, enough that He rescued me.  V14

11.  Because God knows I love Him and acknowledge Him, His own name will protect me.

12.  I have the promise that as I make Him the most high, He will answer me when I call to Him.

My proactive response is....

1.      To make the Lord my most high dwelling.

2.      To enter in so as I can feel the strength and privilege of finding refuge and shelter.

3.      To persistently, lovingly, progressively, yet forcefully, call upon Him.

4.      To honour Him with my life and word.

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