Psalm 9:2-3  ‘I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.’

DAILY READING   Mathew 8, Leviticus 1-2, Proverbs 19.

Dr. David Livingstone was one of the most popular British heroes of the 19th century.
David Livingstone arrived in Africa in 1840 at the age of 27 as a missionary and physician.
He made some of the most prodigious, and most dangerous, explorations of the nineteenth century, travelling through lands which no white men had ever set foot on.. His object was to open a  missionary Road or ‘God’s Highway,’ through which the Gospel could gain access to the African hinterlands. He also fought hard to stop the African slave trade.
His exploration of the African interior, particularly the Zambezi River area led to the discovery of the Victorian falls.  In early November 1855, Livingstone travelled down the Zambezi River to see for himself the area the natives called “smoke that thunders.” It was during this expedition that he became the first European to witness the magnificence of the Victoria Falls.
He was so dedicated to his cause that he spent the rest of his life in Africa.
When David Livingstone died on 1 May 1873, in Zambia, his heart was buried in Africa, under a Mvula tree. It is now the site of the Livingstone Memorial. But his remains was buried at Westminster Abbey.

His life is a reflection of God’s amazing grace  and guidance. He passed most difficult challenges, faced barbaric tribes and chiefs, who resisted him, and yet God gave him victory through it all.
The story of his exploits remain an amazement even to the present generation. But his great secret was awareness of God’s unmistakable Presence. He succeeded due to a strong assurance of God’s abiding Presence.

It was the invisible Presence of God that made Moses to dare pharaoh and lead the Jews out of bondage.
Speaking of Moses, Hebrews 11:27 said ‘By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.’

Indeed awareness of God’s invisible Presence is our greatest asset in life and ministry.
Knowing that you are surrounded by God’s power will change your walk and embolden your talk. It will cause you to do the impossible, knowing the greater One lives in you.

Psalm 114 records that when Israel left Egypt, it was God’s Presence that made the red sea to part, and caused the mountains and hills to skip. 

Acts 10:38, said ‘Jesus went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.’.
It was God’s Presence with Jesus, that made demons to scream at His appearance and also led to the mighty signs and wonders in His ministry.  Likewise, when we carry God’s Presence, we will continually see amazing miracles, signs and wonders.
Certainly, God’s Presence is an unbeatable asset in the journey of life. When you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, why you will fear no evil, is because God is with you.

Psalm 9:3 says ‘When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.’
And Psalm 97:5 says, God’s Presence causes the hills to melt like wax before you. 

Indeed, God’s Presence ensures evil never survives around you. And God’s Presence is available to every child of God. The same way God’s Presence was with Jesus, so can it be with us.

In John 8:29, Jesus said ‘And He that sent  Me, is with Me, The Father had not left Me alone, for I do always those things that please Him.’

In the same way, for The Father to be with us, we have to do the  things that please Him. And one of the key things that pleases God is praise. And as we maintain His Presence through High praises today, we can be assured of unending victory in every battle of life.

In this new month of November, through high praises, we shal be rising to our high places. Indeed Gods divine Presence will truly make all the difference in our lives in this season.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to maintain Your Presence through doing those things that please You always. Grant me the grace to praise You always, so that Your Presence can always abide with me, and make the difference in my life in Jesus Name.

QUOTE;
When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. WORDBITE 222