The Church at large must cultivate an atmosphere for the Fear of the Lord, or else it will cultivate and cut us. This means we must confront compromise, even in our behavior in His House. We act like He is not the One in Authority. If we will give Him His place He will take it; it is better to offer to Him than it be taken from us.

Stewarding His Presence means we teach people by even the most basic shepherding how to honor the Lord in His House. Our behavior matters, our conversations matter. This is not control, it is wisdom at its infancy stage. Sometimes we forget that sheep need to be led, by even the most simple gestures. (We all do, sometimes I forget). The more we talk about setting an atmosphere for an abiding Presence void of chaos, carnal chatter, with healthy guidelines, the more we will practice honoring His Presence and will naturally receive much more from our encounters with the Lord, or even from our Church attendance – for when we encounter Jesus we encounter the riches in His glory, for He is the very place of abundance.

When we revere the Lord as Holy, we will receive much more because that is Who He is.

Right now the sword of the Lord is cutting to conform us to the image of Himself or cutting to cast away. To this I plead, “take not thy Holy Spirit from me!”

”The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom; A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord; His praise endures forever.“ ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭111‬:‭10‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and choice part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; but fools despise skillful and godly Wisdom, instruction, and discipline. [Ps. 111:10.]“ ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”But the Lord of hosts is exalted in justice, and God, the Holy One, shows Himself holy in righteousness and through righteous judgments.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”For it is written, You shall be holy, for I am holy. [Lev. 11:44, 45.]“ #‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ ‭AMPC‬‬