09/09/2026
ASK THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. - Ex. 33:15
Without the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing can be done. Moses knew and understood that there are things in this world that cannot be done without God. Whatever you are believing for, whatever you are hoping to achieve, without Him, it cannot be done. There will be times when it looks as though human strength has prevailed, but eventually you will notice that the outcome is failure. If you approach life without God's presence, loss is inevitable.
Anything you begin without God will eventually fail. Have you heard the saying that things don’t go wrong but that they start out wrong? When we fail to involve God from the beginning, we have failed to lay a solid foundation on which whatever we are building can stand.
You may be saying, God, I want to start a business. But you also need to be resolved that if His presence doesn't go with you, then you don't want to go. How many people want to start things without God? Make no mistake, without God, nothing prevails. Whether you are a pastor, a teacher, or a businessman, you need the presence of God to go with you. His presence is the power that will distinguish you. You know, in the midst of many men, the king has to wear a crown so that it distinguishes him from other men. That is what the presence of God is for a believer. It is a distinguishing force that sets us apart.
If you notice stagnation in your life, that can be a sign that you didn't go with God, nor did you begin with Him, because everything you begin with God is beautiful.
Start your relationships with God. Start your workday with God. As you raise those children, start with God, because anything God authors, He alone can perfect.
Did you notice how God responded to Moses? Ex. 33:17 says, ‘So the Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.”’
Child of God, He knows you by name. So, don’t fear when they gather against you in the night. Imagine what happens when they call your name in the night for evil, when He knows you by name. You are not hidden from Him. Paul says, who can succeed against us when God is with us? If we were alone, we would fear. But we are not alone. God is with us.
Just as a tornado leaves havoc in its wake after it hits a place, so the presence of God leaves many signs in our lives.
When you are intentional about beginning things with God, He will put His name in your midst. He will introduce Himself by His presence.
In verse 19, we see God telling Moses that he himself will become an extension of God’s presence. He is saying "Moses when you proclaim mercy, it will be as if I have proclaimed mercy; when you show compassion, it will be as if I Myself have shown compassion."
Child of God, know that the presence of God can go with you into Monday. It can enter with you into that boardroom, that interview, that exam. Know that God is with you. This passage with Moses reveals how God can walk with us.
Moses was a man who encountered God. He was a man, but he had God. When you encounter God, you cannot remain the same. Remember that it starts with God. Simple things start with God. Life starts with God.
When you feel exhausted, tired and worn out. Know that it is time for God to begin. The end of your strength is the beginning of His.
Let God begin it, and you will breathe; let God begin it, and there will be direction; let God begin, and when you start it, it will flourish. Man of God, woman of God, start with God.
