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Daniel Pasaribu 

Monday Sermon for LJUSC, As of Sept 22, 2012


THE BRIDE OF CHRIST SHALL LIVE AND WALK IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD’S GLORY IN THE LAST DAYS UNTIL THE RAPTURE WILL TAKE PLACE: (Exodus 33:12-23) .


Dear Precious Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

No man can rightly the define the Glory of God, any more than he can define God. Glory is the fullness of God, and that is a subject too high for our finite minds. Yet, we do know in part. When God gives His glory, He gives Himself. He cannot parcel Himself out in pieces and no man receives a portion, but all. The one who receives His love also gets His mercy, His holiness, and His strength. The one who receives His mercy also gets His love and all else that is the fullness of God. That is the Glory of God that He gives Himself in fullness and never partially. And those who seek the glory of God must learn that God truly desires to give Himself to us, which means He wants us to enjoy His fullness of Glory.
The Lord Jesus, before He left the earth to return to His heavenly Father, prayed, "O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was..." (John 17:5). Jesus was not seeking more power, or honor, or might, or majesty! He yearned for the Father Himself. It was as though He prayed, "My Father, I cannot exist without Your intimacy any longer. I hunger for oneness, closeness! That there be no distance, though You fill all."
Jesus was in the bosom of the Father before the world was. He was one with the Father, and that was glory. It was union with Him that was the delight and glory of His being. He had INTIMACY, UNION, and ONENESS. We know so little of His glory. We think only in terms of cosmic power and splendor. We are such strangers to the real meaning of God's Glory, we don't even understand what Jesus meant when He said, "I am glorified in them" (v. 10). Did you not know that Jesus Christ is glorified in His saints now? Meaning that He acknowledges He abides in us in all His divine fullness. We do not have but a slice of His fullness and we are complete in Him. We have in us all He is! When He comes to abide, He comes in all His glory, might, majesty, holiness, grace, and love. We have received the glory of a full and complete Christ, A Lord in all His glorious attributes.

11 REASONS WHY WE DESIRE TO LIVE AND WALK IN HIS GLORY

I.HUNGER FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

There's one thing above all else that God wants from His people. That is to know His presence. He desires us to know His presence in our lives and He really is calling us to know that He is with us on this earth.

God's presence is His glory, and He is calling us into the river of His Glory and
God wants us hungry, desperate, and jealous for His presence.

Everything, He does comes out of His glory. That's where
the power is. The power is in the glory-- the glory river of His
presence.

II. EVERYTHING IS IN THE RIVER OF GOD’S GLORY

Do you know the glory of God as God wants you to know it? God wants to
give you His glory! It's going to permeate, saturate, and cover
everything you do. He's calling His church into the river, into the
glory. Everything He does comes out of the river. Everything God is
going to do will come out of that river.

Do you need healing? Soak in the river of His glory. That's where the
creative miracles are--that's where the blind see, the deaf hear, and
the mute speak--that's where broken hearts mend, and disease washes
away.

Are you contending for harvest? Get into the river, marinate in His
glory. Harvest is there--not just one or two fish, but an abundance of
fish. Are you in bondage? Jump into the river. Make a big splash.

Do you need a financial miracle? Dive into the river. Evangelism is
there, joy is there, and sins are washed away in the glorious river of
His presence. When we encounter the glory of the living God, the glory
presence of Jesus the Healer is manifest--we are set free from sickness,
disease, sin, lack, and bondage.

All God calls us to do, therefore, is to go deep--deep into the glory,
deep into the river of His presence. The power is in the river. In the
river is everything. God is calling you into the river of God’s glory.

He is calling you to desire that place more than any place, or anything
else. And when you desire, hunger, and thirst for His presence, you will
glimpse the face of the Lord Jesus.

III. HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT TO SEE JESUS?

God's glory is manifesting on the earth and in the lives of hungry
believers in a fresh, new way. I believe that desperate saints will come
into the glory of the Lord and see Jesus as they've never seen Him
before. They will talk to God face-to-face, as Moses did
Listen, when you know Him and when you are obsessed with this one thing,
that you would know Him, you'll know the power of His
resurrection--"That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection"
(Phil. 3:10a).

It will just happen. You will just manifest the power of God everywhere
you go because God will trust you with it. God is calling you into the
river. Jump in!

IV.THERE IS A RIVER--LOCATE THE SOURCE!

Where is the river? The river flows from His Thrown in heaven,
where His presence is. If you want to experience the river, first
contend for the presence of the Source by positioning yourself before
the Throne.

Position yourself before the One who is Life, the One who is holding the
anointing. Get into the glory of God, into relationship, and into
knowing Him. This is far and above your daily devotional time, far above
duty or obligation.

This is hungering to be in His presence more than hungering for His
power, or the work of His hand. It is a hunger for HIM above ALL ELSE.
It's saying, "Lord, even if I never know, see, or experience Your power,
it's okay--I just want to be in Your presence.

I want You to know who You are, not for what You do." God is calling us into
His glory to be ones satisfied by visitations of His presence, more than
blessings or great demonstrations of power. He's calling us to know Him,
to soak and saturate in the river of His awesome glory.

Much too often we seek other things first, and yet, the Bible tells us
to "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all
these things shall be added to you" (Matthew 6:33). God is asking us to
seek Him as to be our first priority above all other things on this earth.

V. KNOWING THE GLORY OF GOD

Many walk with God, but don't know His glory, or intimacy with Him.
There are times in my bedroom where the glory of God comes and I think,
I'm going to heaven! Knowing the glory is not knowing about Him,
but knowing Him for who He is--the inner reality of who He is.

It's about knowing the glory of the Lord in such a way, that the
presence is as thick as honey--thick, rich, weighty. It's the kabod, the
weighty glory of the Lord. It's about wanting His glory more than
anything else--wanting to be with Jesus, for the Glory of the Lord is
His manifest presence--Jesus.

Kabod is the Hebrew word for glory, and it means literally,
"weightiness" or "substance." There's a weightiness, a density, and a
substance to God that is found nowhere else. His splendor is weighty and
awesome.

VI. CRY OUT FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

There is a transition, where God is going to bring us into another higher spiritual level. You have growing pains--but you need to
get hungry, even desperate. You're just not hungry enough, nor desperate
enough. I want you to want Me more than anything."

We have to pray and told Jesus how much we wanted His glory. We have to cry out to know Him.

VII.SEEK THE GLORY OF GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE

We have to want this weighty presence, this river, more than anything
else. We have to live on Jesus. It's not the same as vision--I love
vision, and sometimes I feel as though as long as I have vision, I can
keep going, but that's a danger zone. The only way we can keep going,
the only way we can truly live, is to live on Jesus.

We cannot live on vision, not on demonstrations of power, not on daily,
dutiful devotions, not on words of prophecy, nothing else, but
desperation and hunger for the glory. Our appetites direct our lives.
Why nibble when you can feast on God's glory?

Does the passionate desire for anything of the world supersede your
longing for God? Hunger for anything besides Him is dangerous. Only
hunger for God assures victory. Drink deeply of God's glory.

VIII. A LIFE TESTIMONY IN BREATHING THE GLORY OF GOD

I quoted here the excerpts of a testimony made by a Servant of God, Todd Bentley : “Once, around one o'clock in the morning, I said, "My God, I'm hungry.
I'm tired of a powerless gospel, of powerless Christianity.

I'm not satisfied with how I've known You, and I need You to come down
tonight." I was so desperate for Him, that I thought I was going to die.
I tore at the sheets, clung to them desperately, and screamed at the top
of my lungs, "God, I need You!"

I buried my face into the mattress, convulsing in tears. I had to have
the glory realm! I had to have the atmosphere of heaven! I had to have
the Kingdom of God in word. I couldn't handle hype any more.

I couldn't handle talk. I had to have the pure glory of Jesus. I had to
have it, right then, and right there! His glory, His presence had to be
on everything I did. I had to have the glory . . . I just had to”.

I took hold of God, and He took hold of me, for the presence of the Holy
Spirit suddenly washed over me. I felt as though I was face-to-face with
His presence and said, "Holy Spirit!" His presence was so rich, so real,
whoa--and then it seemed as though a lightning bolt hit me, and it
scarred me--transformed and changed me, in an instant.

I grasped the sheets of the bed, "holding on" until the sensation
passed. Then, I rolled over on my side and my entire body was heavy,
numbed by God's power.

I said to myself, "I'm different." Most of us say, "God change us, I
want to be different," but this time I said to Him, "I'm different." I
felt it inside. I was different. This glory was so awesome, that it was
as close as my skin. It was like breathing glory!
The glory of God is coming into the church all over the world.
The Shekinah glory is coming. I tell you, the world is going to witness
the sweeping power of the glory of Jesus and the Shekinah is going to
change people in an instant as one of the signs of the Bible Prophecy in Joel 2:28-32..
One time, God's kabod fell on me with such intensity, that it left me
speechless--I couldn't muster any words, but that was just as well--they
would have messed up the experience. His splendor weighed on me until I
was breathless. It takes a long time to recover from visitations of
glory.

The Lord spoke to me about bringing me full-circle. This was after a
season of soaking in His presence for sometimes up to twelve hours a
day. It was a time I would just lie in His presence and soak, saturate,
and marinate in the glory. Visions, miracles, and our ministry were all
birthed out of that time.
I tell you, I want His glory to drip down the walls of my room. I want
my carpet stained with my tears of holy desperation. How about you?
After experiencing His glory, all I wanted to do was talk about it!

Every time I'd try to preach on something else, glory came out of my
mouth! I preached and talked about nothing but holy hunger, desperation,
and seeking His presence for months--and I'm still preaching it “!

IX.TRANSFORMING THE GLORY OF GOD

Do you know what the Shekinah is? Shekinah is a Hebrew word that refers
to the manifest presence of God. This presence is among His people. When
King Solomon had finished having the Temple of God built, the presence
of God came upon the Temple so powerfully "That the priests could not
continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD
filled the house of the LORD" (1 King 8:11).

This presence is sometimes referred to as the Shekinah Glory. Do you
know what happens when you come into the Shekinah? You instantly change.
The Shekinah glory is so alive. The Shekinah glory is gloriously full of
the brightness, the light, and the fire of God.

One visitation of the Shekinah, the manifest weight of His glory, and it
instantly transforms you, Instantly.

X.EXTREME LIVING IN THE RIVER OF GOD’S GLORY IN THE LAST DAYS

The Glory of God is the atmosphere of heaven. The glory is the very atmosphere
where God dwells. In this atmosphere is extreme living.
I believe we are living in these extreme days--extreme days of
Christianity and living in the Last Days before Jesus is coming soon.

The supernatural is going to be natural and real, a common occurrence, in
everything we do, and everywhere we go, as believers. God and His
kingdom can so come, and Jesus can be so manifest, that the Glory of God can
change the spiritual climate of a meeting, of a city, or a region, of a church, of a Christian organization or religions and nations all over the world in the Last Days
to accomplish the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 to win billions of lost souls into the Kingdom of God.

When we get into the river of glory enough, people will remark as they
did to Peter and John, "You've been with Jesus--you've been with Him!"

I believe there is a place where you can get deep enough in realms of
glory, and stay there, wanting nothing but the Shekinah glory to fill
and refill you. When you pray, seek nothing but the Presence of His glory, not His
hand, but His face, and you can become so filled with the Glory of God that you
will carry it for all to see.
God has called all the True Believers to carry His Glory on this earth for His Kingdom to bring light on the darkness of this world wherever we go until the Rapture will take place.

XI.SHOW ME YOUR GLORY (EXODUS 33:18)

Brothers and Sister, How desperate are you? Are you willing to do what it takes
to be in God's glory even if it takes days, even months, until the glory touches
you? Some people just want the preacher man to wave his hand and give us
a shot of glory, but it doesn't work like that, friends.

You have to hunger, thirst, pursue the glory, and usually it happens in
your quiet place, without distraction. Then, you don't have to worry
what others are thinking--you can let loose, and go all out for God in
your desperation.

But don't worry, for you can seek His glory anywhere. It doesn't matter
who's smiling at you when you look up into heaven and see your Father
smiling, delighted with your holy desperation. Seek His smile--seek His
glory. If you have His smile, His kiss, the river of His glory presence,
nothing else matters.

We'll see that God is raising up a generation of people who
aren't focused on the hand and the power of God, but rather, His
face--those who want to get hold of who God is, so that God's glory
alone will transform them, their families, cities, and nations.

Who will stand in His holy place? Is it you? Find out how you can
prepare your heart to ascend the holy hill, to meet God face-to-face, as Moses dit.

Examine the hearts and motives of Moses and Jacob, and
understand how God's glory changed them, and then apply those
principles to your life for extreme living--living life victoriously
in the river of God's glory.

Dear Precious Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Let me tell you more deeper about the Presence of God’s Glory as our ultimate goal in our lives to please Him at anytime.When we go out every week of our way to go to church and to worship but having little relationship with God through the week? We go through difficulties day after day and only when we come to the end of our strength do we ask for God's help. We have the power of God at our disposal all of the time but yet we attempt to get by on our own strength everyday.
We truly need to experience the presence of God to experience His power. Just like electricity, when we remove the presence of God from our lives then we also remove the power.

The Glory of God in Exodus 33:12-23:

“12 Moses said to the LORD, "You have been telling me, `Lead these people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, `I know you by name and you have found favor with me.' 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people." 14 The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." 15 Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?" 17 And the LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name." 18 Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." 19 And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live." 21 Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."

HOW TO LIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS GLORY

I.Living in the Presence of God (12-14)

God created all of humanity to have a deep personal relationship with Him. God literally walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Think about that for a moment. Let it sink in. God walked and talked with Adam and Eve. They were able to completely enjoy His divine presence. God's desire for your life is to have that same kind of relationship with Him. He wants you to be able to walk in His presence.

Moses speaks with God here and simply reminds God of His promises. Why does Moses do this? It's not like God forgot the promises He made. Moses has a genuine concern here. God had removed His presence from the Israelite camp! There was no longer a sense of the divine within the nation of Israel.
How often do we feel the same way about church but are too afraid to say it? How many come into this sanctuary week after week having no experience with God? What is the problem?
We are not seeking more of God. We settle for the status quo and leave our lives there. If we settle with what we have already experienced with God we cannot grow. When we settle for where we are with God, we will never more forward in our walk with Him. The truth is that we cannot simply settle anymore!
When Moses sought God, he did so through fervent prayer. He sought God by going to his knees. One of the biggest problems in the church today is that people want a deep relationship with God but don't want to pay the price for it. Developing an intimate relationship with God will take a certain time and full desire to reach it and it doesn't also happen overnight.
Notice what Moses says to God in verse 13. He wants three things from God if his life is pleasing to God.

1. Teach me your ways - Moses wants to know God's ways so he can keep following. It is only when we know the ways of God that we can truly follow Him

2. Let me know you - There is direct connection between knowing the ways of God and knowing God Himself. We cannot say that we know God if we do not know His Word. It is only when we know God personally that we can be called His people.

3. Let me live in your favor - Once we know God's ways and know God personally, than the favor of God can rest on our lives. It is impossible for you to have the divine favor of God in your life if you don't know God.
When we do these things it opens our lives to the presence of God. When we live to know God's ways and to know God more. He then throws open the floodgates of heaven and pours out His divine favor into our lives.

II. Living in the Pleasure of Grace (15-17)

Moses again speaks with God here and asks God to prove His faithfulness. God's presence is connected to the reality of His pleasure. If God is not pleased by our actions, He will not be present in our lives. God makes a distinction between His people and the rest of the world by showing His pleasure through His divine presence.

If a church is void of the presence of God, they are not pleasing Him. God proves His faithfulness through extending His divine presence. If God is not present in our lives, we are not pleasing Him. How do we live to please God?

1.We please God by loving Him (Matthew 22:37-38)

Our first priority is to love God with every fiber of our being. We are called to love God supremely. He desires to have the first and foremost place in our lives.

2. We please God by believing in Him (Hebrews 11:6)

Without faith it is impossible to please God.
There is no way that we will ever be able to please God if we do not believe in Him. We place our faith in God when we trust Him completely, even when life doesn't make sense. When life seems the most senseless, that is when we need to trust God the most!

3. We please God by obeying Him (John 15:14)

Jesus told His disciples that they become friends with God through obedience. Our relationship with God swings on the hinge of obedience. Our obedience determines the depth of our relationship with God.

4. We please God by praising Him (Psalm 150:1-2)

God deserves our praise for every single blessing He see fit to give us. Praise is simply blessing God back for everything He does for you. Think about that for a moment. Make a quick mental list of 3 things you need to praise God for.

5. We please God by serving Him

God wants you to live out your life serving Him. This means more than just showing up on Sunday. True service is lived out each and every day. In every area and aspect of your life.

III. Living in the Preeminence of God (18-23)

Preeminence reveals the fact that God has an all surpassing and never ending glory. The glory of God is far beyond anything that we will ever be able to comprehend.
The Hebrew word for glory is kabod as I mentioned above which means to have manifest honor, utmost reputation and the height of reverence. The implications of what Moses is asking is staggering. Moses is literally asking to see God in all of His splendor, all of His majesty, all of His power and all of His being. Moses wanted to see God without any of the barriers. He wanted to see God for all that He was and is. Today, do you want to see the whole majesty of God? Do you want to see God without the barriers? Do you want to see God in all of His glory?
The only part that Moses is not allowed to see is His face. God did not allow His face to be seen because there was still a need for separation between God and humanity. Even the most intimate relationship with God could not bridge the gap. This is why God sent Jesus, so He could be our Immanuel, God with us. The presence of God is with us here today because Jesus lives!
When Jesus died on the cross, remember the temple veil was torn in two. The veil was to separate humanity from the direct presence of God. Jesus torn that separation away and now we can fully experience the divine presence of God.
There are two things that we must do to see the Glory of God displayed in our lives.

1. We need to daily live in His presence. We must seek His presence in our lives and we need to desire to be with God. Are you seeking more of God each day or are you trying to hide like Adam?
2. We need to daily live to please God. We need to give our every effort to bringing pleasure to God. Are you pleasing God through the way you are living?

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
After all, let me explain the conclusion of the Sermon of Living in the River of God’s Glory :

1. Are you living in the presence of God?
2. Are you living to please God?
3. Are you living in the glory of God?

The supreme purpose in life for any man or woman for anyone who has ever been born into this world is to glorify God. That is what living is all about. Glorifying God is the end result of the Christian life. Spiritual maturity is simply concentrating and focusing on the person of God until we are caught up in His majesty and His glory.
The only thing holding you back from a deeper experience with God is you. God wants you to know Him more and experience more of the Presence of His Glory to accomplish the Greatest Outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Last Days until the Rapture will take place according to the Bible Prophecy in Joel 2: 28-32.

To God Be All The Glory And Honor, A m e n .

Daniel Pasaribu