I’ve been going through a bit of a down time lately…and I was asking the Lord – PLEASE bring me up out of this down time….and, as HE ALWAYS DOES…He answered me.
I awoke to this song this morning:
This is Holy Ground
We’re standing on Holy Ground.
For the Lord is present
and whre He is, is holy.
Last night, I was praying that Father would draw me into HIS secret place…and hold me close under His wing….(Ps 91)
A few days ago, I was asking Father to help me to not sin against Him, because I really want to please Him, and make Him smile.
This morning – He reminds me that IF I am dwelling in the secret place, IF I am abiding under the shadow of the Almighty….I am on HOLY GROUND!
When Moses was told he was on Holy Ground…he was ordered to take off his shoes.
EX 3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy ground.
Interesting…..when you tie that with Jesus’ washing of the feet….
John 13:5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Jesus cleansed my feet so that I CAN stand on Holy Ground!
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM STANDING IN HIS PRESENCE ON HOLY GROUND!!!
Heb 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Eph 3:12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Eph 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
I am in His presence…and He is on His thrown of GRACE – no judgement…no condemnation….GRACE.
Ps 84:11 For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
John 1:14, 16-17 – And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Rom 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
2 Cor 9:8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Something I was forgetting…besides being in HIS presence…He has assigned His ministering angels to me…here’s the song lyrics:
We are standing on Holy Ground.
And I know that there are angels
all around.
Let us praise Jesus now;
We are standing in His presence
on Holy Ground.
I know that in His presence, there are angels…
1 Kings 22:19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
and we have some interesting descriptions of those angels by Ezekiel – in Eze 1 and Eze 10
He has given the angels a job, in regards to us!
Ps 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Where am I standing?It depends on whether I have recieved the gift that Christ purchased for me!
John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
On Holy Ground, I’m standing on Holy Ground…with my feet washed by the blood of the LAMB, and surrounded by HIS angels sent to keep me in all my ways. Whom shall I fear?
Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Heb 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
It is only a gift to the one that receives Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour….
John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Ps 27:1 The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Where do I stand? On Holy Ground…by the Grace of Jesus Christ, through faith, NOT OF MY OWN, but by a gift from the Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and EARTH – to invite me into HIS presence…to walk with me and talk with me, as HE did with Adam and Eve before sin. To walk with me and talk with me as if I had never sinned.
You are holy, God,
a Perfect and Holy God.
We will come before YOU
with hearts made clean
by Jesus’ blood.
You are Holy, God,
A Perfect, and Holy God.
We will come before You
with hearts made clean
by Jesus’ blood.We are standing on Holy Ground.
And I know that there are angels
all around.
Let us praise Jesus now;
We are standing in His presence;
We are standing in His presence,
We are standing in His presence
on Holy Ground.
Make sure that you are washed in the blood of Jesus, your feet are washed by the water of the Word…and that you have entered into the Holy of Holies…dwelling in the secret place, under the cool shadow of HIS wings…..
Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
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Wonderful progression from abiding to grace to protection to victory…
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