by Dr. S.E.Williams

In Depth Study

 - for those ready, hungry and thirsty for more of prayer-life(c). 

Now you do need to be conscious of this fact, your new life is prayer-life(c). 

Being in Communion with Him, being in His presence 24/7, intimate and one - with our Lord God, our Savior, our Brother, our bridegroom, our Comforter, Leader and Guider - GOD; all part of our new life.  These facets along with finding out who we are, partaking of His divine nature - calling those things that are not as though they are, and those things that are as though they are not - these are some of the many sides of this prayer-life(c) we, God’s children are all living. 

As we learn and grow, partaking of the Word of God as milk and bread and then meat, we can awaken to and choose to go on into deeper areas of prayer - intercession, spiritual warfare.  These are areas of maturity and of course God’s calling.  We do all have a beginning as with our first birth; and the first thing we get to do in our new life is breath, cry, feed, grow and learn.

Behind the Veil

Before you can really begin to learn about prayer-life(c), know that in new life you go behind the veil.  You know the one that was rent from top to bottom, split, torn when Jesus died on the cross.  This ended the ‘special’ person only can enter in to the Holy of Holies, and opened the way for all who will.  Meaning all who will choose new life in, through, and by Jesus Christ – all can enter in to the Holy of Holies, the very presence and throne room of God Almighty.

So have you gone behind the veil?  Some of you may be asking, what is the point here, I thought this was about prayer-life©.  And so it is.  Prayer life begins in His presence, as in at the throne, in the throne room – the Holy of Holies, behind the veil. 

If you are not aware of this, then take a moment to consider.  New Birth Access was provided not for us to stand way out in the outer court and cry out ‘IF IT BE THY WILL’, wondering if God even heard us.  Access was provided for us to ‘be’ in His presence, to live and move and have our being in Him.

Prayer-life© and prayer are intimate and powerful, and they take place in the Holy of Holies even as you live your physical life on earth.  In fact, it is because many don’t know this that prayers become sing/song and repetitive, and anything but personal.  Just think for a moment. 

Here we are in God our Father’s presence, made possible by the blood of His only begotten Son, Jesus, our Lord.  We have entered in through the new and living way, the cross and resurrection, by the leading of God’s Holy Spirit into new life.

So why are we squeezing our eyes tightly shut, and pretending to be holy by being on our knees and bowing our head, but not really acknowledging God.  Would you do this to your brother/sister/husband/child/friend that you were visiting?  Wouldn’t you open your eyes, smile, hug, kiss ask questions, and share?  

Prayer is like visiting with your closest friend, your creator, your daddy, abba – God.  Of course there is awesome power and dynamic energy in this place.  Of course there is a sense of ‘fear’.  And we are to fear God, but not in that running away and hiding sense.  In the sense of recognizing as we are able, just who God is – All in All. 

Initially, recognizing that you are ‘behind the veil’ is a bit scary.  I mean God is God, right!  And you can remember all those things that happened to those who went before God and were ‘toast’ right?  Or swallowed up by a huge crack in the ground.  Um hm. 

Well, we have a new living way, and if you ‘know’ Jesus, really and personally know Him, then there will be peace flooding your heart and joy unspeakable as you live and move and have your being ‘behind the veil’ in Him. 

I would suggest you read the Psalms (David’s) and let the Holy Spirit show you how he sought the Lord in all of his ways, and trusted in the Lord for his very life.  David’s Psalms are key to what we need to ‘be’ about – prayer-life©. 

The veil was closed for a season, and when it was time, it was cleaved in two and access was open for all who choose new life to enter in. 

If you really believe you haven’t chosen new life in God’s very presence, Holy of Holies, then you will stay out on the outskirts, in the outer court or maybe the inner one.  Missing out on the Way that Jesus made for you to enter into.

But you can choose to come boldly into the Holy of Holies, the throne room of God; yes, this is your choice.  In case you haven’t caught onto it yet, I know about this because for many years, even after my return to God, I stood in the outer court wanting to go inside the veil, but feeling unworthy. 

Or even worse, I judged myself as not good enough to go in.  Like God’s sacrifice wasn’t enough. False humility binds you tighter than your sins did.  It’s funny how life’s situations and such, conform us to rigid, self-judged, ugly icons, which we worship with our distaste and despair, as well as our hatred. 

Yes I said worship, as in what we empower and hold up as truth; caught up in the trap of unforgiveness.  What we worship or empower, controls our life.

If this is you, I recommend you read the blog on the FORGIVENESS FACTOR.  As you get free from unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, you will be ready to learn and grow more in the prayer-life©.