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In His Presence, Part 2 | Pat Harrison | Ladies Conference 2025 | Thursday AM
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Hi, I'm Nancy Dufresne. Welcome to our podcast channel. We know you'll be blessed by today's message.
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We glorify you, we magnify your holy name, for you alone are worthy of all praise. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. You can be seated. I'm like, nancy, this has been so rich just to sit in with all the believers soaking in the word of God and the anointing. Praise the Lord. There's nothing like it. Nothing like it. Amen. Well, this morning when I was up and I was praying and I was looking at my notes and. Because I thought I knew what I was gonna do, but I wasn't sure. And so then all of a sudden, there was like, three different things, and I'm going, okay, God, I gotta get this cleared, you know? But anyway, we're just gonna continue on what we started. The presence of God, knowing him. Hallelujah. There's nothing like the presence of God. And we said that many, many times, but it's so true. And, you know, all through the word of God, God tells us he will give us his wisdom, his might, and his riches. And how many know he's not lacking in any of those. They're strong. But it's not for boasting for us, but it's for praising God and for tools, actually, to accomplish the things which God delights in. They're tools for the things which God delights in. Hallelujah. Wisdom, might and riches. Glory. I love that. And then other things that he delights in is loving kindness, justice, and righteousness. So our boasting is in God. Our boasting is in God. Hallelujah. Knowing God brings confidence for us in Him. And I'm not trying to be critical when I say some things are negative, but it's just as I travel what I see, and it's alarming sometimes. But I have noticed sometimes in what they call the faith camp, I'm not in a camp. I'm in the kingdom of God. I'm a believing believer, full of faith, full of God and full of the Holy Ghost. Come on. Hallelujah. But I've noticed in traveling and being in different services, so too much of the time, we're trying to exercise our faith without knowing God, just like Nancy was talking about earlier, without knowing to God. So there's no confidence that he will. That you know, that your faith will work because you don't know Him. I've said this so many times, and you've heard it said many, many times. It's one thing to know God, to know about God, it's another thing to know him. And you know him by being with him. Just like a couple that, you know, gets married, they know one another. Why? Because they live with one another. They know everybody. They know each other's. They know each other's goodness and their lives and what they do and what they think and the whole nine yards. They know them. Why? Because they live with them. And that's what God is saying to us. I live on the inside of you. I live with you. Now come and fellowship with me. Come on. Come on. You know, it gets better. Where Buddy was in the world, if I was at home and he called me when I said hello and he said hello, I knew it was him. Why? Because I know his voice. I can still hear it today. You know, it's been 20 something years, but that's the way we need to be with God. When he speaks, we know his voice. But again, that comes for in the quiet times, in his presence, worshiping him, waiting on him, praising him, listening to Him. That's when we enter into those highest levels of prayer and opening ourself up so that we're totally communing with Him. Totally communing with Him. And this scripture in Psalms 81, and I'm going to read it from the Moffat's translation, verse 13, it says, oh, that my people would listen to me, would live my life. I would soon subdue their foes and strike at their oppressors. Those who hate them would cower before them in unending air of terror. And I would feed them with the finest wheat with honey from the rock to their heart's content. Isn't that good? Yes. So good. Hallelujah. So here, you know, God is clearly telling us what we would experience if we would just come into his presence and. And listen. Come into his presence and listen. He said he will subdue the enemy and supply us with the finest in life. That's what he said. That's what that scripture said. He will subdue the enemy and supply us with the finest in life. Hallelujah. That's my God. That's my God. Hallelujah. So everyone should know that there is wisdom and there is direction when we intimate know him and take the time to listen to him. I wrote this down because I think it's good. In E.M. bound's book, he it's, let's see, power through prayer. That's it. He said, much time spent with God is the secret of all successful praying prayer, which is felt as A mighty force is the immediate product of much time spent with God. Then he says, our short prayers owe their point and efficiency to the long ones that have preceded them. The short prevailing prayers cannot be prayed by one who has not prevailed or been with God in a mightier and long continuance. Wow. Isn't that good? So the power that we desire for the benefit of others, for people only comes through the deep roots of and fellowship with God in private. And I know, I think I said this the other day, but the other night, but I know many people of God and I say men, I mean mankind, you know. Cause there's men and women. I know and I have known that the reason there was such a flow, the reason there was such an anointing is because they spent time with him. You know, they took the time. And I told you about when I think I was five and six, when we were in Van, Texas. And there we lived in the parshage, which is next door to the church. And I can remember we would have breakfast, then we'd have our devotions or vice versa, according to whatever we were doing. And then my dad would always go over to the church with his Bible and he'd be over there till lunchtime. Then he'd come to the house and if we were all home, he'd have lunch with us. And when we got kids, got in school, of course we weren't there, but. And then he would go back and he had certain lotted times of things maybe he had to do or people he had to go pray for or whatever. But other than that, he was over at that church praying, reading his Bible, listening to God, fellowshipping with God. It's true, life was a little more simple then than today, but it still doesn't mean that you cannot have that time with him. I mean, with all the electronics that we have. Please, that is not an excuse. That is not an excuse. And you've heard me say this many times. Has God ever given you an excuse? No. And he doesn't receive them either. That's so good. That's good. He doesn't give you excuses and he doesn't receive them. We have to maintain an attitude that keeps our ministry to the Lord first. It's an attitude. And we have to keep that attitude to keep the ministry of the Lord Jesus in our lives first and foremost. You know, in Ezekiel 44 it talks about that only the high priest could go into the holy of holies. The people could go into the outer court, but only the high priest could come into the inner court, inner courts of the temple. But you know what? Jesus came. And through Jesus, we walk right into the throne room. Glory to God. Right into the throne room. We can walk and sit down in the Father's lap and say, father, I just want to be with you today. I just want to sit in your lap and enjoy your fellowship, enjoy your love, enjoy your kindness, your goodness, your faithfulness, your mercifulness. All the things that you are, I want to enjoy. Why do I want to enjoy them? I want that fellowship so it becomes a part of me more and more. Because in becoming a part of me, then as I walk here on the earth, I walk like God or like Jesus, because Jesus said the things that I do, the things that I say only come from the Father. So we have to have that fellowship with him to get to that place where that here on the earth, we are an example of who God is. And unfortunately, in the church world, that has not been demonstrated very much. There's always leaning to, as I talked about the other night, carnal self. You know, you've heard people say, well, they got what they deserved. Well, is that loving? Is that kind? Is that what Jesus said? He gave grace and mercy. Hallelujah. Grace and mercy. And we to know him, then we automatically give grace and mercy. Automatically give grace and mercy. Now, don't misunderstand me. There are things that happen that there will be consequences, but they're not consequences that another person gives you. They're the consequences of your choice that you develop in your life, that you experience. So there are consequences of not following God. But again, those consequences are the choices that you make and what you're living in and how you're living. And that's nobody else's fault but yours, because you're the one that made that choice. And whatever consequence come with that choice is what you're gonna experience. So let's experience fellowshipping with God and walk in those consequences. Glory to go. Knowing him, knowing who he is, knowing how he is, knowing what he does, why he does it, all these wonderful things. Because that's how you're going to continually mature in God. Why? Because in the fellowship with God, he's gonna lead you to His Word. He's gonna talk to you about His Word because when he said he'd send His Word and healed them, that means they are a whole being, period. Spiritually, mentally, physically, socially. They are a whole being operating in wholeness. And we have to take hold of that. You know, when we talk about healing, we just think of Physical, body, things, whatever. But when he said he sent His Word and healed them, the Lord said this to me. He said, I mean, the whole body, the whole man is what he said, actually. The whole man. So what makes up the whole man? Spirit, soul and body. So he made us spirit, soul and body whole in Christ. Amen. And it's our maturing with the fellowship with him that we learn to understand that and walk in it. Do we have tests? Do we have trials? Do we have things that come against us? Yes, we do. And we have to stand fast. You know when he says. He. When the Word says to do all. Yes. Having done all stand, that doesn't mean having done all. You know, in the natural, that means doing all, you know, according to the Word. According to the Word. And then you stand on that. You stand on that. You know, last night when we. After service, we were back in the green room, and there's some things that had happened during the service last night. And the Lord just real quietly in my spirit, said, stand up and declare what you have received to these people as witnesses. And everybody was visiting, and I just said, excuse me, I have something I want to say. And I made that declaration. Hallelujah. And that declaration is so. And that declaration is working in me, through me, and for me, for me. Because he's my God. Amen. So I am who God says I am, and I can do what God says I can do. Hallelujah. And I will live out my life as God intended. Not as I think it should be, not as someone else thinks it should be, but as God intended. That's what we need to see. Yes. Oh, isn't he good? He's so good. My, my, my, my, my, my, my. Woo. Get excited. He's my God. He may be your God, but he's my God. Mine. And he takes care of me every day. Glory to God. Whoa, whoa, whoa, mama. Oh, don't you love the joy of the Lord? I do. Whoa. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Oh, you're so good. You're so good. You're so good. So malama hashibeke fua. Hallelujah. Flowing, flowing, flowing with him. It's the greatest place you can be in Is flowing, flowing, flowing with him. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. Well, let's see where we are. See where we are. Praise the Lord. Let me just say this to you. The Lord said this to me one time. Excuse me. He said there needs to be more waiting quietly in my presence for my counsel and wisdom instead of all the sweating and struggling people seem to do. He said, because in my presence, with my counsel, there's a sweet anointing. A sweet anointing. Why is there a sweet anointing? Because he cares for us, he loves us. You know, we really can't comprehend in our minds God and His love. Because you know, the Lord said to me, you've heard me say this first and foremost, he said, I am love. I operate in faith, but I am love. And you know, the Word says, faith worketh by love. Hallelujah. And the more deeply that you allow God to pour Himself in you and through you, the more deeply he will cultivate you. Fruitfulness is always preceded by cultivation. Fruitfulness is always cultivated, is always preceded by cultivation. So that's why it's important that we have that closeness that we pour ourselves into him so he can pour Himself into us. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Let's see where I am. The move of the. Not the move. The presence of the Holy Spirit is always. We're always aware of the presence of the Holy Spirit as well. Because when you're with God, this is hard to explain for me, it may not be for some people, but it's God, the Father, Jesus, Son, the Holy Spirit. So when you're fellowshipping God, you're fellowshipping Jesus and the Holy Spirit right along with him, because they are like Him. They've had all this time with him, all the time, all the time with him, even here on the earth. Like I said, Jesus said, I only say and do what the Father says say and do. So therefore, when we're developing that fellowship, it's also being developed with Jesus and with the Holy Spirit. They are three in one. Asuba. Oh my. And we have to understand that they are three in one. And when we get that deep rooted fellowship with the Father, we're also receiving it with Jesus and the Holy Spirit. That's just what the Spirit said. Huh? My, my. So what a richness. What a richness. But it takes total commitment. And what is that? It's yielding yourself to him, which includes earthly possessions, desires, thoughts and attitudes. Total commitment, yielding yourself totally to him, which includes earthly possessions, desires, thoughts and attitudes. Wow. So, you know, we have to look at ourselves and say, have I really totally committed myself to God walking in the intimate fellowship and relationship that he desires and you should desire. You know, God longed for fellowship from the beginning. He said he made man in his image because he desired fellowship with Him. So, and understand this. He wanted someone he could develop and have fellowship with. On his level. On his level. Not on your level, not on man's level. But he wanted to have fellowship with you on his level. Wow. And what is fellowship? It's companionship, it's association, it's intimate personal relationships. Relationship. So what is it then? Our fellowships become a communion. Our committing to fellowship with God is what makes our union with him vibrant and alive. Vibrant and alive. Whoa. Hallelujah. In John 15, 4, and I'm reading from the Wuest translation, it says, maintain a living communion with him, and I with you. Just as the branch is unable to be bearing fruit from itself as a source unless it remains in a living union with the vine, so neither you, unless you maintain a living communion with me. So as the branch draws life, that giving SAP from the vine, that's what we do. We draw the flow of God's life through our intimacy, our intimate times of communion in His Word and in prayer. And we do not waver from that, so that we keep our confidence in Him. And we do not need deny ourselves from pulling away from that. But we have disciplined ourselves to stay in that communion. Because it is a privilege to be able to commune and fellowship with the Father God. You know, I guess because I love him so and so close to Him. But it's hard for me sometimes to say God this and God that. Cause I like to say my father, my father. He's my father. And my father did this and my Father did that. It's the same thing as my God. But I like that because I like to recognize him as my Father. Cause he's the one that totally takes care of me. Totally takes care of me. Oh, Jesus. And then in John 15, 7, 8, and I'm reading from the west, if you maintain a living communion with me, and my words are at home in you, I command you to ask. Ask at once something for yourself, whatever your heart desires and it will become yours. In this my Father is glorified, namely that you are bearing much fruit, so shall you become my disciples. Ah, the fruitfulness of God's Word in you. And that fellowship with him is linked directly to you. Maintaining a living, rich, continuing fellowship with God and receiving all that from Him. You know, the richness of God's life doesn't come with a one hour a week experience at church. It's important that we assembly ourselves together with people of like faith. Why is that? Because we can encourage one another. We can fellowship one another. We can see and know what God is doing in other people's lives, which is encouraging. But at the same time, we have to understand it's a freedom. It is a freedom to come to God voluntarily and pour out our love onto him and receive his love to. To us, creating that powerful relationship. So why do I have power in me? Because of my relationship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Ah, my, my, my. Companionship with Him. What is companionship? One who lives with and serves another. That's what we do. We live with God and we serve him as he directs us. Sometimes it's for our own benefit, sometimes it's for others benefits. But at the same time, we are living a life of service unto God. And therefore we go where he goes. We do what he does, we say what he says. Hallelujah. The Word says that Jesus delivered us out of darkness into his light. So light now shines in us, the light of the gospel. And that's where the power is, in the light of the gospel. So as a companion, we walk side by side with Jesus. We don't tag behind and we don't go ahead, but we walk with him united. We walk with him united in unity. We walk in light with Him. Therefore, then we reveal the effects of that light to the world. In demonstrating his goodness, we walk in righteousness and we manifest truth. Hallelujah. Ooh. Praise you, Jesus. And when you begin to demonstrate this in your life, you'll begin to see your father God in a new perspective. In a new perspective. Let me say this. God's light in you has a double effect. First, it frees you from the effects that darkness and corruption had on you. And second, it flows out of you into the form of goodness, uprightness and truth. Can I say that again? God's light in you has a double effect. First, it frees you from. From the effects that darkness and corruption had on you. And second, it flows out of you in the form of goodness, uprightness and truth. And because. And let me say these, these are powerful forces. It brings God's ability to the forefront in you so that you can operate in the power of his presence at all times. You know, goodness, uprightness and truth. You know, I know. I was raised in a Christian home and I was raised with the truth of the Word of God. And understand this. When I was a small child, my father was not at the level of maturity that some of you have experienced. He was learning, he was growing, he was maturing. So we had the truth of the Word as much as he knew at the time. But he continued on in that process because he had built, was building a relationship with with the Father God. And as a result, God bestowed upon him awesome anointings. It wasn't because, well, this will be good and this will help the people. It was because of his faithfulness, his loving God, his seeking God for wisdom, walking in rightness, walking in truth, walking in goodness, that God bestowed upon him the truth to speak forth the importance of operating in faith in your life. Why? Because that's how God operates. What did he say? He said, let there be. Why did he say, let there be? Because he had faith in that word that he was speaking. And as he said, let there be light, then the Holy Spirit was hovering. The Holy Spirit, because he is what he's the one that operates or moves and causes the will of God to be performed. So God said, let there be light. The Holy Spirit said, moved, and there was light. And that's how God intends it to work in our life. We speak the truth of God's word. And the Holy Spirit causes it to come forth in abundance in our life. It's simple, folks. It's not hard. God said to me one time, he said, it's your. You human people is what he said to me. He said, you human people make it hard in your minds. He said, that's why in my word, there's so much about renewing the mind so that you stay in the same simplicity of all that I have said and not in the workings of the mind. Understand? The mind goes to work. Well, if I work, I can do this, and if I work and then I'll deserve this. But God says, I have given it all to you. And all you have to do is operate the faith I've given you and accept it, receive it. That's not hard, right? Is that hard? No. So I was going to say, as a young person in my teenage years, I loved God so much. I loved him so much. And I wanted to do what he wanted me to do. So they used to call me Ms. Goody Two Shoes. Cause I would never fall for anything, you know, say, well, let's go do this. I said, no, I'm not going. I'm not doing that. I'm not doing that. Why? Because I loved my father, God, too much to put myself in a position of disobedience to what he wanted. That was not walking in goodness and uprightness and truth in the things that were being presented to me. And this is funny to me, anyway, my girlfriend and I were. When we were teenagers and she had her dad's car. And you know how it was. You'd Always go down to the one little drive in where everybody drove around, stopped and talked and all this stuff. So we were down there, and this friend of ours, he said. We said, what are y' all doing? He said, we're smoking these cigars. You want a cigar? And I said, no, thank you. And my girlfriend, she says, oh, sure. So she took it, and I'll never forget it. I laughed at her. And she said, I'm gonna try to smoke this. I said, you're crazy. She took one puff, she started coughing. She turned green. She threw up. I said, I bet you won't try that again, Will. And she was a lot more daring than me. And don't get me wrong, I'm very venturesome, but not in the wrong way. But, you know, that's why they always call me Ms. Goody Two Shoes. Because I would not participate in the things that I knew could possibly bring harm to me. It wasn't about, oh, I can't do that. I'm a Christian. No, it was about the fact that I had a relationship with the Father God. And I wanted to walk in goodness, uprightness and truth. And I wanted to keep myself in that place so that I didn't have the. The problems that some of some youngsters have because they yielded to the wrong thing, you know, that's okay, Lord. How'd I say that? That's where. Especially in the teenage years, where we. We get off because we yield to these things and we start moving in those directions, not realizing that we're no longer speaking truth. We're no longer checking ourself and holding ourself up before God and acknowledging his truth. And as a result, difficulties come and we don't even hear clearly what we're at church or the spirit of God is saying. Because we hear it in light of. Yes. Amen. Yes. In light of what we're doing. Understand that. Because I know, and I'll just say this. I know with my children, things that they say they heard. You know, I never heard. I never thought. But in their mind, that's what they heard. Why? Because of where they were in living their life with God. And did I do everything right, Lord? No, I did not. I look back sometimes and I think, oh, Lord, thank you. Thank you for your mercy. Thank you for your grace. I'm so thankful. So thankful. But I was doing the best I could at the time of what I knew. We all have to grow into the knowledge of God, and we do that by relationship fellowship with him. Amen. I don't know what time it is. I don't know what time I'm supposed to quit, but I just wanted to share that with you today because it's. It is. See, I got a lot of notes. It is something that, in this day that we live, I believe is very important. To have understanding of, to have knowledge of, and to be walking in my. My. My. The goodness of God, the wonderful goodness of God, the mercy of God. We have to. Let me say this. In saying that, Did I do everything right, Lord? No, I did not. And I'm grateful for his mercy and his grace. But at the same time, I don't carry a guilt because I didn't do everything right. Sure, I did the best I could at the time of what I knew. And my heart was always to bless my children, to help them to grow and have understanding in life. And with God. That was always my. My goal. And so it's not about, well, if I'd have done this and if I'd have done. If you go around like that, you'll never, ever succeed or be who God intended you to be. Because you're living in ifs. And God is sound God. And he said, what I say is truth, and it shall be. So if you speak the truth of the word of God, it shall be. It's that simple. It shall be. But it's speaking the truth of that word that keeps us motivated, keeps us moving forward. Cause God is always moving forward and keeps us in the attitude we need to stay in, of following God and being with him. Always walking with him, always saying what he says, always doing what he does. I love that. I love that. Am I perfected in it? No. But I'm better today than I was yesterday because I'm practicing it every day. That's why I'm better today than I was yesterday, because I'm practicing it. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. Ha ha ha. I love you, Lord. I magnify you, Lord, and I glorify you. David, could we have a Holy Ghost song, please? You know the Holy Ghost? Come on. Come on, Cindy. Ha. Let me pivot from this one. Can we start a little slower? Come on. Pick it up. While you were preaching, you do what you would do. And he walks with me, and he talks with me, and it tells me I am is all. And the joy we share, as we say with me. And he talks with me, and he tells me I am his own. The joy we share and the joy we share. You notice I said a Holy Ghost song. That doesn't necessarily mean it's fast and woo hoo, you know, but it's by the Holy Ghost of what's needed at the time. Thank you, David. Amen. Amen. Amen. And I love this song because it's so dear to my heart. Amen. I thank you for receiving my gift this morning that God has given to me. And I love you all and I thank you. God bless you, Nancy.
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Sister Pat, when you were saying what God said to you last night to go out and to declare some things, I think we all need to declare some things today. Would you lead us in them declaring just. It might be something spiritually for your life, something physically, something with your home, your business, but she showed us and I want her to lead us because she came out and I was in the back room when she did it. Would you lead us and all of us declaring some things?
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Well, you know, last night the Lord said, just declare. So this is what I did. You just follow me. I said, I declare in the name of Jesus that I have received that that I need for my body. And I told them what it was. So you can say whatever it is that you need for your body. I declare that which I need for my body, for my life, for me in any area, I receive in wholeness. In wholeness, nothing being left behind. Everything becoming whole. And I said, new and whole. Everything becoming new and whole. Hallelujah. Amen. And then I just rejoiced and I thank God. Hallelujah. But I made that declaration, and you need to make that declaration. And I said this morning, father, I thank you because I have received that which I needed. It is in me and it's whole. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So my body is operating in wholeness. Glory.
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She said it's simple. What was the simplicity? We say it, he performs it, and we keep it that simple. So I wanted her to lead us in saying it because he's the performer of it.
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Yes, he's the performer.
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It's not our job to feel bad for. It's not our job to get the finances or to change that situation. It's our job to say it, his job to fulfill it, and our job to thank him trusting.
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Amen. That it's working. Amen.
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Amen. Sister Pat. So rich.
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Praise the Lord. My, my, my.
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I couldn't write it all. I couldn't write it all. Could you write it all?
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No.
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No. So you have to go back and listen to it all? Yeah. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. We trust you've enjoyed this message. Visit us@DefrainMinistries.org to learn of our upcoming meetings, share your testimony, become a partner, or visit our online store. This program has been made possible by the friends and partners of dufresne Ministries.