How To Stay In The Presence Of God

The Twenty-Sixth (26th) Book Of St Paul De Evangelist

As Delivered By St Paul De Evangelist

Opening Benediction

Let the peace of the Father, and that of His Son and His Holy Spirit, abound in your midst and abide with you.

Let the peace of the Father abide with you.

Self-Introduction

My brethren, I am happy and glad as I stand in your midst today. Myself is St Paul De Evangelist, who is the ancient evangelist, making the same word of God which was proclaimed in the wilderness to sound in your ears today, for you to grow from strength to strength, for you to grow from one spiritual level to another. (Here is evidence that the word of God is neither old nor new, as was falsely divided into Old and New Testaments. It is always new and everlasting.)

Purpose

This is the message which I have brought to you people from the throne of God. This is the word of enlightenment which I have brought to you people today. Therefore, listen and accept the message and teaching.

As you receive it, ensure that you practise it always, because you shall be people by whom signs shall be shown to the world, for humanity to know that Yahweh, the Lord of the Hosts, is alive, indeed.

Today, I stand in your midst. Myself is your brother. I stand here today at this point in time, to ensure that the will of God is done.

Welcome

Son of man, the Hosts of Angels and Saints of heaven welcome you congregation to the Lord’s great Feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread and Wave Sheaf, for the year 2020. We bid you people welcome.

Son of man, whenever I come in your midst, you congregation do bid me welcome. But, today, I have come here to bid you people welcome to the throne of God, the headquarters of DivineBase Ministry, and to bid you welcome to the Lord’s triple feast.

Son of man, you people gather in the presence of God, every Sabbath day? Yes, my Lord.

But, we, the Hosts of Angels and Saints of heaven, are always in the presence of God, morning, afternoon and night.

It is true that all the earth and its contents are the creations of God the heavenly Father. The same earth and all that are therein are always in the presence of God.

Differences

But, son of man, do you know that the person staying inside the house and the person staying outside the house are not the same? Yes, my Lord.

They do not see or experience the same things? Yes, my Lord.

Is it true or false? It is true.

Son of man, the people here on earth are outside the presence of God. When they briefly enter the presence of God is when they gather at the place where God has stepped His feet, at the altar, inside the temple of God.

That was why in the past, the only place that a temple is built is where God stepped His feet in, for that is where power and glory abound.

That is why today, I stand before you, to bid you congregation welcome. Welcome to the great feasts of the Lord, Yahweh the El-Shaddai.

Welcome Again

Son of man, we, the Hosts of the Angels and Saints of heaven, bid you welcome, because we have already started to celebrate the 2020 feasts, before you people. Before you congregation gathered here, we have already gathered, as our position and location is in the presence of God.

Our Pleasure

It pleases us to stay in His presence. It pleases us to do the words of His mouth. For God is the joy and gladness of the saints. Only joyfulness and contentment abound in His presence.

Son of man, I bid you people welcome.

Welcome, you children of God.

Why

Why did I direct you to sing the first song which you people sang?

Son of man, why did I ask you people to sing that sing?

Do you people know the reason why?

Son of man, it is a question that I have asked. Whoever that knows the answer should open up and answer.

Reply 1: The song tells us to come into the presence of God with all our hearts, with all our souls and with all our spirits. If a person comes into the presence of God and his heart is not there also, it means that the person is absent-minded. He is physically present, but spiritually absent. God looks at the heart. He sees in spirit. Whatever you think, say or do, God sees all.

Son of man, the respondent has answered very well. But, something remains.

Reply 2: Every time we come into the presence of God, our hearts supposed to be joyful, because God’s throne is a very big place. As you stand in the presence of God, things shall be easy and progressive for you.

Son of man, they have tried. They have answered very well.

Reasons Why

I asked them to sing the first song, so that they remind themselves how to stay in the presence of God; for the congregation to remember how to gather in the presence of Yahweh, the creator of heaven and the earth.

Son of man, I do this, because people do forget, from time to time. And because people do well to prepare their bodies, but do not prepare their hearts, mind and spirits, for their stay in the presence of God.

Two Preparations

Son of man, tell humanity that there are two types of preparations to make whenever they have to come into the presence of God.

So many people do the first type. But, majority do not do the second type.

Son of man, what are the two types of preparations?

One is the physical preparation. The second is the spiritual preparation.

First Type

What is the bodily preparation, son of man?

It is the efforts that people make by washing their white garments, to make the white garments shining and sparkling like lightning. That preparation makes the congregation beautiful, decent and glorious, because everybody who is coming into the presence of God has to be glorious. Is it true? Yes, it is true.

Each time you see the Angels, they are glorious, because they stand in the presence of God Almighty, who created the world and everything inside it.

Second Type

Son of man, what is the second type of preparation?

It is the spiritual preparation.

Priority

The most important in the spiritual preparation is to cast aside all of your problems, to cast them aside.

But, nowadays, the time people remember all their problems is when they stand in the presence of God.

The above facts do not mean that people shall not tell God their problems. That is normal, real and obtainable.

Many read the holy book and do not understand it. The holy book teaches people to seek first the kingdom of heaven and His righteousness, and all other good things shall be added unto them.

God Knows

Son of man, do you think that God does not know about your problems? He knows.

God knows so many problems of yours which you do not even know about. God knows about your problems.

In Ways Unexpected

Son of man, tell humanity, so many of the things that people call problems are not problems. People have greater problems, problems that are harder to solve than what they know as their problems. That is why when blessings come to them, it comes in ways unexpected.

At times, when a person looks forward and backward, he feels that there is no solution or help. Or, when people look at the right or to the left, they feel that God has done nothing for him. But, truly, if their spiritual eyes were to be opened, for them to see the blessings that God has added unto them, they will kneel down and bow down to God.

Necessity

Teach humanity to prepare their hearts, mind and spirits, whenever and before they come into the presence of God, whether in the temple or holy places.

Abundant Grace

On several occasions, your congregation fails examinations. But, because of the blood of the lamb, that is what makes your efforts to be perfect. This is true because you are staying with the son of God, Jesus Christ, who has reincarnated as the man who saw God face to face, eating and drinking with Him. Therefore, grace abounds for you.

Yet To Be Done

Son of man, tell them that there are so many works for them to do. They have not even started to do so many works. Works that are yet to be done are so many.

Cause Of Failures

Son of man, tell humanity, that is why many things do not go as they should, because people do not prepare themselves, spiritually, before they stand in the presence of God. They make bodily preparations only. If they were to be examined on spiritual preparations, many shall fail; and even fail woefully.

Correction

On a day like today, God is sounding a note of correction. Whenever you want to stand in the presence of the Almighty, first prepare yourself, prepare your heart, mind and spirit.

How To Come Into The Presence Of God

How can a person prepare his heart, mind and spirit?

First, you have to keep aside all your problems, all your regrets; keep them back at home, before you come into the presence of God.

Son of man, do you hear what I have said? Yes, my Lord.

Let them carry all their problems, cares and worries of everyday life, and all their thoughts, let them keep all these things aside, before coming into the presence of the God. Keep all of them aside, out of your heart, out of your mind and out of your spirit.

Your heart and attention must be free from all concerns, free from all worldly thoughts, free from all problems, and free from being absent-minded. You must be pure in heart, so that the blessings God gives to you shall come to fulfillment in their lives.

The Bad Effects

It is because of these various concerns and thoughts, that whenever they are asked to sing, none opens his mouth to sing. When they are asked to clap, none claps. Whatever that they are required to do, they do none, because their attention is not in what is being said or done in the house of God.

That is the reason why so many people nowadays, attend churches but go home empty-handed, without blessings and without answers to their prayers. All because while they are in the house of God, they keep on thinking of their problems, needs and wants.

Another major disadvantage is that by some members thinking and worrying about their problems, they weigh others down, spiritually. Thereby, they drag one another down the ladder of spiritual growth. The confused ones cause doubts and distractions in spirit, making the prayers of the faithful to be ineffective.

Imperfect Worship

Likewise, they keep hopping from one church, ministry or fellowship, to another, seeking for a man of God to tell them their problems and the solutions. By so doing, they make themselves selfish and hypocrites, who foolishly forget the God that they have come to praise and worship.

That is why, from one end of the world to another, the worship of God is not yet as perfect as it should be. The worship is not yet perfect, because people come into the presence of God because of their problems, and not because of their love for God.

Priority

If people were coming to God because of their love for God, they would have known that nobody leaves this world at death with all his cares and worries or problems and desires. All such problems and concerns start and end in the world. But, people of God are not of the world. They are of heaven. They belong to heaven.

Therefore, things of heaven supposed to be their top priority. Things of the spirit supposed to be their primary interest, far more than worldly concerns.

Burdens

Out of spiritual blindness and ignorance, people use worldly things as pillows – they keep themselves busy thinking about, caring and worrying about their earthly life, needs and problems. That is why their preparations are not perfect. That is also why their blessings are not usually complete. For whoever that does not perform his duties to completion shall not be paid full.

Parable Of The Lazy Labourer

A person who is assigned a duty, and he performs half of the work only, do you think that the person shall be paid complete? No, he shall be paid half.

It is fitting for humanity to know that certain jobs are better not done at all than to be done half-heartedly or made half-done. There is a work you do half and you shall not be paid at all, because many works become spoilt if they are half-done. Son of man, is it true or false? It is true.

It is either that you complete the work or you do not do it at all. It is better not to praise and worship God at all, than to render imperfect praises and worship to the Most High God.

Praises and worship are imperfect, when they are full of worldly thoughts and desires, when they abound in cares and worries of everyday life, when people concentrate on their problems whereas they have gathered to praise and worship God with purity of heart, goodwill, peace of mind, and with joyfulness and gladness of the heart.

Son of man, tell humanity, the praises and worship which they render to God Almighty are not yet worthwhile. They are not yet perfect as they should be. Praises and worship are still raw, haphazard and disorganized. Therefore, the praises and worship are incomplete and unacceptable.

Grace

Preparations are not yet perfect. Instead, by the blood of Jesus, their offerings and worship are made acceptable to God Almighty.

Many Things Yet To Be Done

Remind humanity that there are still so many works for them to do. They have to start to prepare their hearts, mind and spirits. They still have to learn how to prepare their hearts, mind and spirits, for the worship of God to be complete and perfect.

Available Solutions

When people prepare their hearts, mind and spirit for worship, that is the time when people can understand that standing in the presence of God and singing praises to Him can bring relief to their burdens and solutions to their problems. Unfortunately, humanity do not know this fact.

Son of man, it is not their excessive worries that will make God perform signs and wonders or answer prayers. The only person who is paid for his labour is the person who completes his work, the worker who does his work and brings it to completion. It is only by a perfect worship that God will bring solutions to their problems and answers to their prayers.

Reminder

From time to time, myself delivers the messages and warnings to humanity, to know and remember that this world is not their permanent dwelling place. That is why whenever I stand in your midst, you do sing the song, Alaeze Bu Ulo Ndi Kwere Ekwe.

The song is for you to know and remember that your home is heaven. All the cares and worries of humanity do not, shall not, and cannot, ameliorate their hardship and sufferings.

The Right Way

What shall make their conditions better?

Their conditions shall become better, if they afford time to praise and worship God, so that they shall be paid well, so that they shall be paid completely – so that they can receive blessings from God and answers to their prayers. For there is a work that a person will do so well, and after paying him the due wages, extra payment is given to him, in appreciation of his good work and dedication to duty. Son of man, is this true or false? It is true.

Son of man, if their various works were to be examined, the works are not sufficient, the works are not even up to half of the payment, let alone adding extra payment for them. There are still many things to learn, to hear and to do.

Tell humanity, deliver this teaching to them, so that the sleeping ones will wake up and get up. For them to wake up from sleep – for them to begin to do the right set of things, by worshipping God because of their love for God, and not because of their problems.

Bad Training

Son of man, do you now see that the pastors and reverend fathers, and indeed all ministers of God, are misleading people, be demonizing their hearts, souls and spirits? The religious leaders are always asking people to come to the house of God, for what God will do for the people, instead of teaching humanity to come into the presence of God because of their love for God.

Check their posters, all you see are advertisements, telling people to attend religious activities to get deliverance, healing, anointing, prosperity, fruit of the womb, protection, and so on. None goes to the house of God because of his love for God. None attends prayers and worship because of what he will do for God.

Quiet Time And Meditation

Son of man, in what other ways should a person worship God in spirit and in truth?

On many occasions, you were taught the meaning and importance of quiet time and meditation.

Examine the congregation. How many of them, especially the ministers, observed quiet time and mediation, to prepare themselves to appear in the presence of God? How many of them did so before coming to this year’s feast?

Son of man, how many of them? Four persons only.

Son of man, among the four persons, ask them, how many of them observed meditation, because of today’s feast? So that God will prepare them very well for today’s feast?

How many of them observed meditation, not because of their own problems, but because of this feast, because of today’s great convocation?

Son of man, how many? Three people only.

Men of great wisdom and the learned ones, according to the world’s standards, those who studied Mathematics, calculate the ratio, and what shall you get as the answer? It is insignificant fraction.

If this congregation were a class, has this class passed or failed? They have failed.

Son of man, not only that they have failed, they have failed woefully.

Without Preparations

People come to the presence of God, without making the necessary preparations. That is why many of the duties to be done are not being done. That is why many their duties are not being done, because the people who come into the presence of God, especially the ministers, do not prepare themselves before coming to the house of God.

Time Has Come

Time is coming, and now is, when those who worship the Father shall worship Him in spirit and in truth, for the Father desires such to worship him. This fact is written in the holy book, but people do not understand it. And many of those who know it do not abide in it.

Due Preparations

Son of man, tell humanity:

Let them prepare themselves very well every time they stand in the presence of God, by avoiding every form of distractions and disturbances.

Let them prepare themselves very well every time they stand in the presence of God, by keeping aside their problems.

Let them prepare themselves very well every time they stand in the presence of God, by forgetting their cares and worries of everyday life.

Let them prepare themselves very well every time they stand in the presence of God, by observing quiet time and mediation for a short while.

Let them prepare themselves very well every time they stand in the presence of God, by foregoing earthly matters and worldly gains.

Let them prepare themselves very well every time they stand in the presence of God, by ensuring peace of mind and joyfulness.

Let the ministers prepare themselves as ministers, and let the members prepare themselves as members, so that the worship of God shall be perfect.

Perfect Worship

Also, I deliver a warning from the heaven to you.

What does that mean?

What is that warning?

Son of man, what is the warning?

Endeavour to make your worship perfect, by making all the necessary preparations in advance. When your preparations are perfect, that is also when your worship is perfect.

Son of man, a marriage ceremony that is successful, is it prepared for in one day only? No, my Lord.

Son of man, I am asking you people a question.

Son of man, every successful occasion, that is satisfactory and pleasant, is it prepared in one day only? No, Lord.

Son of man, an occasion that is well prepared, does it proceed very well? Yes, Lord.

Likewise, an occasion that is not well prepared, does not proceed very well? Yes, Lord.

Therefore, prepare yourselves very well, so that your worship of God shall be perfect. Let humanity make their worship perfect. As they do prepare themselves physically, bodily, let them also prepare themselves in spirit. Before they stand in the presence of God, let them comport their hearts, mind and spirits very well.

The Right Way To Worship God

Son of man, they should keep all their problems, cares and worries aside, before they stand in the presence of God.

Every time they stand in the presence of God, what should be on their mind is, “What shall I do to please the God Almighty, in a day like today.”

Benefits

When the congregation makes the worship of God to be perfect, then signs and wonders shall accompany the worship, and manifest profusely.

Whenever they keep aside their problems, and make joyfulness their concern, priority and disposition, even so will God make them abound in joyfulness and gladness of heart, by solving their problems that they have left behind or kept aside, so that they do not go home with the problems again.

When they keep their problems aside and stand in the presence of God, in goodwill and purity, and in joyfulness and gladness of heart, when they leave the presence of God, they shall not see their problems again. God would have solved their problems.

Adequate Preparations

Therefore, let them make worship perfect, by making adequate preparations.

As they stand before God, all that is expected from them is joyfulness and gladness of heart, with which they praise God. As they do this, even so from day to day, they shall unfailingly see new things in their lives – they shall have freedom, peace of mind, success and prosperity, have solutions to their problems and receive answers to their prayers.

Continuation Of Celebration

I shall stop so far, so that you continue with your programmers for today. As you are having joy here on earth, even so we are rejoicing in heaven.

Necessary Training

Son of man, have you observed that before somebody is given a post, he is first given the necessary training for the post? Yes, Lord.

Son of man, the youth who has finished secondary school and the person who has graduated from the university, are their levels the same? No, Lord.

Promotion And Demotion

Tell the congregation, as they are being taught, from time to time, even so their spiritual level is getting higher and higher. This is true for all those who hear and abide in these teachings. But, all those who hear and refuse to abide by these teachings, they are being demoted to lower and lower levels.

Free Will

After God created man, He gave man the grace to choose, which grace is free will and free choice. Therefore, whatever happens to a person in life is what he chooses by himself. Whoever that chooses obedience receives the blessings of God. But, as for those who choose disobedience, the condemnation of God becomes their portion, and they cannot escape from the condemnation.

Closing Benediction

Let the peace of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit abide with you today, so that the joy of heaven shall abound in your lives. The joy that does not end here is the joy that shall follow you to your various homes and residences. Let the joy and peace of mind abide with you people, from now and forever.