Your Daily Cup of Inspiration!

Daily Cup family, my heart is so full today after experiencing such an awesome move of God during the second night of the Harvest 2012 Revival.

Waves of glory washed over us in the sanctuary as God revealed Himself to us. Those in attendance will never be the same again.

Ne-ver.

Seeing supernatural deliverance take place, watching the people of God dance before Him with reckless abandon, witnessing souls give their hearts to Jesus Christ, seeing God's people slain in the spirit, and experiencing the manifest presence of God has left me basking in His glory.

I can hardly think about it without getting caught up all over again.

My God.

It is impossible to dwell in the presence of God with an open and receptive spirit, and not be transformed for the better!

But our heart must be open before we can be changed.

This makes me think about a young woman who was sitting in the sanctuary last night. The Lord led me to her and revealed some things about what she has been going through. As she nodded her head, got teary-eyed, and confirmed that all God was saying was true, she didn’t feel ready to give her heart back to Him.

The Lord showed me many things and I told her what I saw and heard. This often occurs when God uses me to flow in the prophetic anointing as He sees fit. God was wooing this lady and urging her to come back, but she just wasn’t ready yet.

I’m reminded of the scripture in Hebrews 3:15a that says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.”

I had never met this woman and only knew specific details about her life by divine revelation, but God knows her through and through. And He was bidding her to come. He was saying what He spoke in Matthew 11:28 NIV. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

My heart broke for that young woman because she knew what she needed to do—give her life to the Lord—but couldn’t bring herself to do it.

“I’ll think about it,” she said with pain and tears in her eyes in response to the invitation to come to Christ.

As she held my hand and looked at me, clearly bound, my heart ached for this wounded stranger. All those burdens, struggles, and strongholds in her life are hers to carry alone… at least for now, until she says yes to God.

I’m still praying for her and believing God to save her soul.

Those of us who have already accepted Jesus Christ and made Him Lord of our lives, however, know the beauty and richness of His presence. Though we have not refused Him entry into our lives, we must be careful not to close ourselves off from the free flow of His spirit.

We must not wait for revival or worship service in the sanctuary.

No.

We must take every opportunity to dwell in His presence and bask in His glory when God reveals Himself.

I sense such urgency right now.

Whatever you must do to get in His presence—whatever—do it! God wants to commune with you and me. He desires to dwell with us. He wants to make Himself known.

But you and I must make room for Him.

Make room for Him.

Ask Him to reveal Himself to you and He will do it.

To help you carry out this serious mandate today, I’m stirring a small portion of a prayer found in Habakkuk 3:2 NIV into your cup of inspiration. It says, LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known.”

When you drink down the contents of your cup, your heart will cry out for the manifestation of God’s glory. Your hunger will be awakened for more of the majesty of His presence and the splendor of His transforming power.

It’s time to bask in the presence of the Lord.

Press in.

Tap into His presence.

He’s waiting.

Now let’s pray.

God, I thank You for the honor of bowing down in worship before Your great throne of grace. My heart is yielded to You right now. My spirit is submitted. And my hunger is for You. Right now, I desire for You to be manifested in my life. Please reveal Your glory Lord and I will surrender to Your transforming power. I am Yours and You are mine. Have your way in me today. In Jesus’ name, Amen.