The Secret Place of His Presence

Joyce Oglesby

“LIKE AN APPLE TREE AMONG THE TREES OF THE FOREST IS MY LOVER AMONG THE YOUNG MEN. I DELIGHT TO SIT IN HIS SHADE, AND HIS FRUIT IS SWEET TO MY TASTE ” (SONG 2:3)

STEPPING INTO THE SHADE OF THE LORD IS TO STEP INTO THE SECRET PLACE OF HIS PRESENCE.

“HE WHO DWELLS IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH SHALL ABIDE UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY. I WILL SAY OF THE LORD, HE IS MY REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS: MY GOD; IN HIM WILL I TRUST. SURELY HE SHALL DELIVER 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…

(PSALMS. 91:1-4)

Dare to Enter

IN THIS SHADOW OF THE HOLIEST PLACE – IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD WHERE WE FIND PROTECTION AND SUSTENANCE, WE ARE LITERALLY COVERED AS WITH A BLANKET, WITH THE THICK, HONEY-LIKE SUBSTANCE OF THE HIS HOLY SPIRIT. IT IS THE WARM, RICH PLACE OF WORSHIP, WHERE OUR SPIRITS LITERALLY INCUBATE AND GROW INTO MATURITY. THERE IS NOT TRUE MATURITY OUTSIDE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

IN THIS DEEP PLACE OF HIS ABIDING PRESENCE, WHERE OUR ATTENTION IS CAPTIVATED BY GOD, WE FIND THAT A NUMBER OF PRINCIPLES ARE AT WORK IN US. AMONG THESE ARE HEALING, STRENGTHENING AND LIFE ITSELF WHICH BEGINS TO SATURATE US TO THE CORE

JESUS IS THE TREE OF LIFE, FROM WHOM WE MUST EAT. AND IN CONSUMING HIS FRUIT, WE FIND THAT WE CAN TAP INTO THE KINGDOM DYNAMIC OF “ETERNAL LIFE” IMMEDIATELY IN THE HERE AND NOW.  WE ARE LIVING OUR ETERNAL LIFE RIGHT NOW – IT DOESN’T START WHEN WE GET TO HEAVEN, THOUGH IT ORIGINATES FROM THERE. WHY WAIT UNTIL HEAVEN BEFORE WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT’S POTENTIAL? WE CAN BEGIN TO PULL THINGS FROM THE SPIRITUAL REALM INTO OUR LIFE HERE ON EARTH (YOUR KINGDOM COME ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN), THIS WAS A BASIC PRINCIPLE OF HOW JESUS OPERATED IN THE MIRACULOUS. HE SPENT HOURS TUCKED AWAY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FATHER, SOAKING IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF HEAVEN. NOW THROUGH JESUS, WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SAME HEAVENLY DIMENSION. THE KINGDOM IS AT HAND.

PREPARE

There has been a word burning in my heart and that word is “prepare”

God is moving His bride beyond the conventional and the traditional. His goal is to bring us into full, experiential possession by the Holy Spirit. God is releasing radicals, fanatics and extremists in this hour who are absolutely infected with a craving for the Glory realm. A militant bride is emerging who will walk in fiery, passionate authority on the one hand, and a glorious supernatural intimacy and ecstasy on the other. Two of the main thrusts that will mark this fresh Glory awakening is a deeper realm of intimacy and the other is a radical boldness with legislative authority.

Photo by Ben White

This is the blazing zeal of the Lord that is kindled in the furnace of divine jealousy of the Bridegroom. James 4:5 TPT “Does the Scripture mean nothing to you that says, “The Spirit that God breathed into our hearts is a jealous lover who intensely desires more and more of us”? This jealousy does not allow us to bow to the fear of man or idolize religious structure of any kind. This is a violent love.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force (Matt. 11:12)

Jesus is the violent One who took this kingdom by force. And we are anointed with His zeal. This aggressive, militant passion is about to sweep the church, but for those who are infected by this move of God’s Spirit, prepare for some misunderstanding! This fire will swiftly strip you of your man-pleasing spirit. The fresh authority that comes with freedom from the fear of man will begin to freak out many of those around you! Those who choose to walk in this fire should be prepared for this: for you to simply walk into a room, the atmosphere you carry will draw a line in the sand!

Song of Songs 8:6 TPT “Fasten me upon your heart as a seal of fire forevermore. This living, consuming flame will seal you as my prisoner of love. My passion (or jealousy) is stronger than the chains of death and the grace, all consuming as the very flashes of fire from the burning heart of God. Place this fierce, unrelenting fire over your entire being.” Although this is an intense fire, it is a most delightful flame. As the Bride of the Son of God, we have become one with Him. Understanding how beautiful and accepted you are in His eyes will begin to unlock a ferocity within you to see Heaven manifesting in the earth. When God looks at you, he sees a beautiful and yet militant bride.

Song of Songs 6:10 TPT “Look at you now arising as the dayspring of the dawn, fair as the shining moon. Bright and brilliant as the sun in all its strength. Astonishing to behold as a majestic army waving banners of victory.”

The wildfire of God’s Spirit is empowering a generation of dread champions who will become a holy terror to the enemy. They will walk fully saturated in the power and authority of the Holy Spirit. Their lives will demonstrate heaven on earth.

to be continued ….

Joyce Oglesby