0237 Living In Presence

The Purpose of Man

You don’t make anything until you know what do you want and why do you want it

Gen.1:26; 2:8-9, 19; 3:8

God’s image

Whatever had the image of Caesar was the property of Caesar (Mt.22:15-22)

Dominion over earth (Ps.115:16)

God’s motive for creation is love

God didn’t took over earth when Adam fell

Mess on earth is the proof that man is still in charge

Man named animals not God (Gen.2:19)

What you name you claim; what you claim you have responsibility for

Jesus was named, claimed and responsibility of the Father

Abraham & Jacob & Peter was named, claimed and responsibility of the Father

You have a new name (Is.62) child of the King – Satan has no claims on you

Man was given dominion over serpent (Gen.3:1; 1:26-28)

Serpent deceived Adam because of thirst for power; he wants to be like God and rule

He tried to deceive Jesus as well because Jesus came to take what he took from Adam (Mt.4:9)

When you eat of the forbidden you make him your king and yourself his slave

He will treat you worse than you treat him

God is king over kings not slaves; Satan is king over slaves

Presence of God

Just as fish was made for water so are you for presence

The first indication that you have eaten of forbidden is when there is no presence

You can’t have dominion without the presence and you can’t have presence without dominion

A nice car without gas will not work so is good man without presence will not live

This generation eats things and uses God, instead of living of God and using things

God finds more pleasure in our pursuit of Him then us in His manifest presence Intimacy brings about blessing, while blessing will not bring about intimacy

Don’t allow the nickel to block the sun