Valley of Achor (2)

In 2012, the Lord spoke a very car word concerning the seriousness of the presence of the Lord, without which nothing can be accomplished. Today, He spoke the  same words again, as I considered before the Lord for the defeat we have been facing in the propagation here in Gurgaon. But this time, it is more on the actual failure.

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Joshua 7

12 Thus the children of Israel are not able to stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, for they have become something devoted to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy that which was devoted to destruction from among you.

13 Rise up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says Jehovah the God of Israel, There is something devoted to destruction among you, O Israel; you will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove that which was devoted to destruction from among you.

Footnote in the recovery version enlightened me so much concerning the presence of the Lord. Note 1 of verse 4 : 

The secret of Israel's defeat at Ai was that they had lost God's presence and were no longer one with God. After this defeat Joshua learned the lesson of staying with the Lord before the Ark (v. 6a). Eventually, the Lord came in to speak to him and to tell him what to do (vv. 10-15). The spiritual lesson to be learned from this account is that we, the people of God, should always be one with our God, who is not only among us but also in us, making us men with with God- God-men. As God-men, we should practice being one with the Lord, walking with Him, living with Him, and having our entire being with Him (Rom. 8:4; 2 Cor. 2:10; Gal. 5:16, 25). This is the way to walk as a Christian, to fight as a child of God, and to build up the Body of Christ. If we have the Lord's presence, we have wisdom, insight, foresight, and the inner knowledge concerning things. The Lord's presence is everything to us.

What a timely speaking of the Lord! As we began our propagation in coordination with the trainees, the Lord's word is to care for His presence. We do not set a target yet, nor do we select where we should propagate, but we know for sure in taking care of the presence of the Lord, the Lord will lead us and gain what He wants to gain in Gurgaon.

The leading of the Lord has become so clear to me: be in the presence of the Lord; and deal with anything that hinders the presence of the Lord. Whatever price to pay, pay it and experience the presence of the Lord. This is the key to the Lord's blessing and the secret of the Lord's victory. In this regard, we will spend more time in prayer and enjoying His presence.