READ: HABAKKUK
2:13-20
Although
the divine presence brings lots of blessings to God’s people, it is fraught
with danger. If you fail to conduct yourself properly, you may court the
displeasure of the Almighty. If you break divine protocol as you approach the
presence of God, you may be playing with stiff penalties. In he Old Testament,
people rarely did what many do, today, in the house of God. For example, many
people come to the house of God in dresses that reveal their nudity. This is a
very dangerous act. If, in the course of moving around to bless people, deliver
them and destroy their enemies, God comes across near nude people; He is bound
to turn away from them because His eyes are too holy to behold iniquity. When
God turns away, the devil moves in to take over. In Exodus 20:26, the Almighty
God says there should be no steps when we approach His alter. This is to avoid
revealing our nudity as we climb a high altar. These days, however, it is not
the steps that reveal our nudity but the very dresses that we wear. Engaging in
side talks during a service is another thing that people do in the house of God
and which can bring a lot of problems. The tendency for the Almighty God when He
moves around with His blessings is to overlook such people. When He does, the
devil takes over such people, just as darkness takes over a place when light is
switched off. In Habakkuk 2:20, the Bible says: “But the LORD is in His holy
temple. Le all the earth keep silence before Him.” Of course, there is
time to shout and this shouting can be pleasing to God when it praises Him.
However, when God speaks to you through His servant without you getting the
message, or you fail to join people when they sing and praise Him, you are in
trouble. Let us give honour to the lord when we in His presence. Do not allow
anything to hinder your blessings.
MEMORIZE:
EXODUS 20:26 –Nor shall you go up b steps to My altar, that your nakedness not
be exposed on it.
