The presence of God is not merely a destination for a brief visit, but a dwelling place for the believer. It is in making His presence our habitation that we find our true home and identity. This abiding is a conscious, continuous choice to remain under the shadow of the Almighty. The blessings and protection of God are intimately connected to a life that chooses to stay, not just occasionally stop by. This is the invitation: to move from being a guest to becoming a resident in His presence. [01:04:14]
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
Psalm 91:1-2 (NKJV)
Reflection: What does your current pattern of seeking God’s presence reveal—is it more like a brief visit or a consistent dwelling? What is one practical adjustment you could make this week to cultivate a lifestyle of abiding in Him?
God distinguishes between those who worship from a distance and those who choose to dwell with Him. Some stand at the door of their own lives, offering God praise but keeping Him at arm's length from their daily affairs. Others are faithful to visit His presence at appointed times but return to a life that shows little difference. Then there are those who, like Joshua, decide that His presence is their only home, regardless of the cost or misunderstanding. This generation of dwellers is the one that inherits the promises of God. [01:08:08]
Then Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and called it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass that everyone who sought the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting which was outside the camp. So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.
Exodus 33:7, 11 (NKJV)
Reflection: Is there an area of your heart or a part of your routine where you have been content to let God be a visitor rather than the permanent resident? What would it look like to invite Him to dwell there fully?
A life lived in the secret place of God produces a profound and unshakable boldness. This is not a self-generated confidence but a fruit of abiding under the shadow of the Almighty. The righteous can be as bold as a lion because their trust is not in their own strength but in the character of their refuge and fortress. This boldness empowers believers to face every situation, not as victims of circumstance, but as victors in Christ. It is the natural outcome of a heart that truly knows its safe place is in God. [01:09:57]
The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1 (NKJV)
Reflection: When you consider a current challenge or fear, how does the truth that God is your refuge and fortress change your perspective? In what specific way can you choose to walk in lion-like boldness today?
For the one who dwells in God, a divine assurance replaces all terror. The promise of protection covers every threat, whether it comes under the cover of darkness or in the clear light of day. This safety is not the absence of danger, but the presence of a Deliverer who is mightier than any snare or pestilence. He covers His children as a mother hen gathers her chicks, offering a place of ultimate safety under the shadow of His wings. In His presence, fear must flee. [01:16:15]
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
Psalm 91:5-6 (NKJV)
Reflection: What "terror by night" or "arrow by day" has been causing anxiety in your life? How can you actively take refuge under the shadow of God’s wings and practice trusting in His protection this week?
The dwelling place of God upgrades our identity and our impact on the world around us. We are no longer defined by what comes against us, but by the Christ who lives within us. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead enables us to affect our environment rather than be infected by it. This victorious life is marked by a faith that believes we carry the solution, not the problem, and that we are anointed to set captives free, not be taken captive ourselves. [01:13:12]
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 (NKJV)
Reflection: Where have you been living with a "victim" mentality, and how can you begin to step into the "victor" identity you have in Christ? Who in your sphere of influence needs to encounter the overcoming life of Jesus that is within you?
Proverbs 28:1 and Psalm 91 anchor a call to move from casual attendance into persistent habitation in God's presence. Scripture draws a vivid contrast among three kinds of believers: those who worship at a safe distance, those who visit God's presence intermittently, and those who choose to dwell there like Joshua — steadfast, uncompromised, and willing to forfeit comfort for communion. Making the presence of God an abode produces tangible benefits: God becomes refuge and fortress, the name of the Lord becomes a strong tower, and deliverance arrives when faith is exercised.
Psalm 91 promises protection that reshapes how sickness and danger interact with the believer. The New Testament posture flips the old paradigm: where impurity once contaminated, now Christ’s presence cleanses and transforms environments. The imagery of being covered with feathers under a mother hen’s wings captures both tender care and fierce defense; God shelters and actively repels threats, even stirring confusion among assailants by sovereign means. Bold faith yields encounters with signs, wonders, and angelic intervention rather than mere personal comfort.
Boldness appears as a fruit of intimacy with God and spiritual conviction, not as reckless bravado. Acts 4 models corporate petition for courage that results in the Spirit filling and empowering speech. Practical testimonies illustrate the posture: evangelistic risk in a vast market, turning would‑be robbers into converts; a night of abduction that ends in deliverance by divine confusion; and prolonged deliverance ministry that required prayer and fasting to dislodge entrenched demonic forces. These narratives underline that spiritual authority grows out of consistent dwelling, prayerful discipline, and a willingness to confront darkness.
The call to decisive commitment concludes with an appeal for assurance of salvation. An invitation to receive Christ emphasizes doctrinal anchors — belief in Jesus’ death and resurrection and a life shaped by that reality. The overall thrust insists that a generation willing to dwell, to fight through prayer and fasting, and to act with holy boldness will enter the promised land of God’s purposes and see transformative miracles in both individual lives and communities.
Those little chicks ran under mama hen's feathers, and they were safe. They ran right you know how they ran under the wings of the mother hen and and she covers them? That's the safest place you can ever be. God wants us to know that we can run into his presence, and he will cover us. He will watch over us. You can call upon the name of the Lord, and he will come for you. He will come and rescue you. The Bible says you shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day.
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#SafeUnderHisWings
That's why the bible says, remember Peter. Peter stepped out of the boat, and he started walking on water, and and he made a mistake. Instead of focusing on the Lord, he become distracted, and he started looking around, and he began to sink. And when he began to sink, he reached out. He called upon the Lord, and the Lord reached out and grabbed him and pulled him out. The name of the Lord is a strong tower. Let me just say this. When you make his presence your habitation, when you step out in faith, and even when you find yourself even having made a mistake, maybe I didn't have enough faith, and I began to sink into stuff. You can call upon the name of the Lord. And let me tell you, there will be deliverance. There will be salvation. Amen?
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#CallUponTheLord
God says that if you will make his presence your habitation, the one of the benefits is that God allows you to know him as your refuge and your fortress, and he will come to protect you. He will you you can run to him for for deliverance. You can run to him for for salvation. You can run to him for him to get you to a place and bring you out of the stuff that you find yourself in.
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#RunToYourRefuge
God says that if you will make his presence your habitation, the one of the benefits is that God allows you to know him as your refuge and your fortress, and he will come to protect you. He will you you can run to him for for deliverance. You can run to him for for salvation. You can run to him for him to get you to a place and bring you out of the stuff that you find yourself in.
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#HabitationBringsProtection
What did God do? He sent an angel. He sent an angel. I believe he sent an angel, and he caused confusion to come upon them so that my dad could get away from those guys. And so he drove home. And let me tell you, when you cover your family and you cover your children with the blood of Jesus, no terror by night will ever take them. Glory be to God. And he says, nor of the arrow that flies at noonday. So it doesn't matter if it is terroristic things that happen at night or things that happen during the day. God says, I will protect you.
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#AngelicProtection
Amen. What does the Bible say? He shall cover you with his feathers. That means if the devil comes and messes up with you, you just have to call upon the name of the Lord, and Jesus will come running. Come on somebody. Like a mother chicken, and he's gonna kick the devil's face. Amen. That talks about safety and protection. It talks about safety and protection. He shall cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you shall take refuge.
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#CoveredByHisFeathers
So we went into this alley, and they were made sure we went deep enough so that that that no there will be nobody to come rescue me when they start to rob me and take my wallet and my watch and all this stuff. And so we went into this alley, and I did not give them one second to even open their mouth. I put my briefcase down. I began to unzip it, and I say to them, you are the people I've been looking for. I opened my briefcase, pulled my bible out, opened John three sixteen. I said, for God so loved the world. Come on somebody. I
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#BoldGospelInTheAlley
but but their hearts was really far from God. And then we've got a second type of believer. I called it I called them the Moses type of believer because when when the glory would come over the tent, Moses would see the tent, the glory coming down, and he would leave the camp of wickedness, and he would go, and he would commune with God, and he would worship God, and he would connect with God. But then after the cloud leaves, he would go back to the camp. He would go back to the tent. And these are people that love to visit the presence of God. I call them Sunday Christians. They love God on Sunday, but you can't see God in them on Monday to Friday. How many of you know what I'm talking about?
[01:06:27]
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#MosesTypeBeliever
All of a sudden, it's like the guy who was driving forgot how to drive. It's like confusion came upon them. He was the wipers were going. It's like the car was jacking, and here is like a something happened. And the guys jumped out of the car and they ran. Both of them opened the doors, and he was left sitting in the back seat by himself with all four doors open. They jumped in the getaway car and they went around him and they took off. My dad said, I got out and I got in the car and I drove back all the way home. The bible says, you shall not be afraid of the terror. Hallelujah.
[01:21:15]
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#ConfusionOnTheAttackers
got bolder. I said, angels subdue them. Their hands started to go like this all the way to the back, and I said, angels throw them out, and they started to be pushed all the way back to the door. The door opened and they were thrown out and the door shut. God set that young man free by the power of the holy spirit. The righteous is as bold as a lion. Let's stand up on our feet right now.
[01:38:16]
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#AngelsThrowOutEvil
Started fasting and praying, praying, fasting, fasting, praying. I went back again. And when I went back, I walked into that room the next day, and immediately, within five minutes, Jones was set free. The power of God came upon him. He was delivered. Delivered. Now let me finish with this part. What Jones didn't tell us is that his job was that he was a hitman. He would kill people for a living. That's how he was funding, his drug habit and his lifestyle. Him and a team of two other criminals, they were hitmen.
[01:35:59]
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#HitmanSetFree
we sat down and he went to the kitchen, and he was boiling some water to make a cup of coffee. And so he was, like, talking to us from the kitchen. Guys, I am just so excited that you guys are here. You are just such a blessing to me. You have done so much for me. I'm just so pleased. I'm so excited. And and then all of a sudden, would change. And he would say, who invited you to my house? Get out of my house. Then he would change again. Oh, I'm so glad that you came to visit pastor. You are such a blessing. Then all of a sudden, who invited you here? Why are you here? Then I discern something was wrong. Amen. He had some Klingons on board.
[01:32:52]
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#DemonManifestation
Let me just help you understand this. I remember one time going to visit my grandparents. My grandparents in Kenya, they they were farmers, and they had cattle, and and all kinds of animals, and chicken, and all that stuff. And I remember as a little boy, we'd go to visit my grandparents. And when we'll get there, I remember getting out of the car and walking, and I saw these little chickens, these little chicks. So cute. They're little golden little chicks, you know, they were walking and I thought, oh my goodness, these little chicks are so cute. I need and so I chased the little chicks. I wanted to catch them and and hold them. They were so cute. And these chick little chicks were running and and and making all the little noises that chicks make. And let me tell you this mama hen
[01:14:20]
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#MamaHenSafety
And so the place where you would get the second bus was a shady part of town. How many of you know those shady parts of towns where where you gotta hang on to your handbag? How many, you know, you gotta get a hide your watch and and and put your chain inside your because it might get snatched. How many of you know those stuff? That that part of town. And so I remember I was prayed up because every day I would go preach the lunch hour service. I would get up in the morning, and this is right after high school. So it was that gap year, and and I was still going to
[01:24:12]
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#PrayedUpInTheShadyPart
and here is like a something happened. And the guys jumped out of the car and they ran. Both of them opened the doors, and he was left sitting in the back seat by himself with all four doors open. They jumped in the getaway car and they went around him and they took off. My dad said, I got out and I got in the car and I drove back all the way home. The bible says, you shall not be afraid of the terror. Hallelujah.
[01:21:15]
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#NoFearOfTerror
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