Step 1: Appropriate God's Grace

Step 2: Put on Righteousness

Step 3: Put on Truth and Honesty
Step 4: Cleanse with the Word
Step 5: Worship and Praise God
Step 6: Seperate Yourself
Step 7: Believe
Step 8: Give God the Glory
Step 9: Wash in the Word
Step 10: Remain in the Anointing

February 1
To pray, we must enter into Gods presence with the right spirit, approach,
and preparation. The term entering into Gods presence is frequently used
in the church today to refer to worship and prayer. However, in casual,
twenty-first century
Christianity, few really understand this concept. We often fall short of
entering into Gods presence because we lack a genuine reverence for Him.

When I was growing up in the Bahamas, a man would remove his hat when
he walked past a church in order to show respect for the place in which God
was worshipped. Today, we say, Thats unnecessary. Its the attitude of the
heart that counts. Yet I think we have lost the attitude with the custom. We
need to be spiritually sensitive to Gods holiness, might, and worthiness of
reverence.
We must also enter Gods presence with a heart of love. Jesus said the
greatest commandment of all is to love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37). God is
saying to the church, in essence, Dont obey Me because of the things you
want from Me. Obey Me because you love Me. If you love me, you will obey
what I command (John 14:15). If you love Me, you wont need chastisement
and discipline to do what I ask of you.
God doesnt want us to use Him merely as safety insurance from hell. He
wants a relationship, not a religion. He wants to be our Father. He wants
communion with usan atmosphere of intimacy in which we express our
love, discover His will, and then pursue it. Communion is entering into the
mind and heart of God to become one with Him and His purposes.
Prayer:
Father, please show me how to have oneness of heart with You. I want to
give You the reverence and love that You deserve. In Jesus name, amen.
Thought: Enter Gods presence with the right spirit, approach, and
preparation.
Reading: Exodus 2728; Matthew 21:122