This sermon emphasizes the importance of living a life surrendered to God, entering into a heavenly throne room experience through faith in Christ. It challenges believers to move beyond striving and comparison, focusing on laying down their will and embracing a life of rest and intimacy with God. The speaker encourages a shift from seeking revival to seeking a continuous heavenly life, where believers can boldly approach God's throne and live in His presence.

Thank God for the presence of the Holy Spirit. Good morning to you, and a blessed day in Christ. Ask them to give me some monitor here, please. Thank you. The Lord has been present with us in these meetings. That's good. Thank you very much. We come to bring the word of the Lord to you, and to trust the Holy Spirit to touch our lives. We've been in your country just a few days, and we've been blessed by what we see and what we hear. Some of you, when you get to heaven, are going to have to be penalized. So beautiful here, you may have to pay a price when you get to heaven. Three of the most beautiful countries we've ever seen. And we're very surprised how beautiful this city is here in Lima. As I mentioned last night, thousands of people are praying for your country. And God's going to hear those prayers. I believe God answers prayers. Why would the Holy Ghost wake up people to pray for Peru unless he intends to do something? I want to talk to you about living the throne life. I hope that before we're finished this morning, you will move out of the position you're in now, and take your position, not just in Christ Jesus, but where he places you in the very throne room of God. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we give you time and hope in our heart. We ask you to cleanse us, sanctify us, open our hearts and our ears. Lord, you are here. You're here to meet us, to change our hearts, to draw us closer to you, to renew our passion for Christ. Lord, speak through my lips today. Let there be no distractions. We take authority in the power of God over every demonic spirit, every spirit of distraction. And let the word of God prevail. Let it fill our hearts. Let it challenge our hearts. In Jesus' name, I pray. According to Paul the Apostle, if you believe in Jesus Christ, he's the Lord of your life. You've been raised from the dead, and you've been raised up together. You've been made to sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. If you're a pastor, you've preached about it. You've told your congregation. You've been saved, and you've been raised up. You've been made to sit in a heavenly place. You're seated in the heavens. What is this place? It's the throne room of God itself. Christ is now seated at the right hand of his majesty, the Bible says. The Bible said God raised him up and seated him next to him and gave him all power and all authority. And what he says in the scripture, as sure as Christ was raised from the dead, as sure as he sits at the throne of God, the right hand, you and I have been raised up by the same spirit. And if we are in Christ, and we're seated in Christ, we are where he is at. That's the very throne room of God, where God rules and reigns, where everything the devil does is monitored by God. This is the place of authority. God recognizes only one man. He does not recognize me. He does not recognize you. There's only one man in the sight of God, and he is seated at his right hand. He acknowledges you, he acknowledges me, only as I am in Christ. We are one body. We're all gathered up and brought into Christ as one man, male and female, one manhood in Christ Jesus. And where he is, that's where I am. I am seated at the throne room of God. The world has every right to question us on this. The world can say, yes, you preach that you walk a heavenly walk, you live in a heavenly place. But your life does not seem to reflect it. Let me read to you what a sociologist said. She was writing about what she'd seen when she did a test all through the churches. He said, Christians are not living in that other heavenly world. They look too much like the world now. In practice, they're not what their theology says. She said, their life doesn't match their theology. He said, they live troubled lives. The culture has triumphed over them. He said, they don't talk about hell anymore, not about damnation and sin. Now it's been replaced. No judgment, just the language of love and understanding. You don't have to look at the whole church to decide whether we're living in a heavenly place. All we have to do is look into our own hearts. The restlessness, the times of fear and doubt, the depression in our faith that wavers. But listen closely again to what the Bible says. God raised Christ from the dead and he has set him at his own right hand in the heavenly place, above all principality, above all power, above all might and all dominion. He put all things under his feet and he's made him the head of all things in the church. We have no problem with that. We have no problem believing that. Yes, Jesus is with the Father. He abides in the throne room. He is seated next to the Father, the right hand of power and authority. But here's what we have a hard time believing. In Ephesians 2.6, Paul the Apostle said, God has raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Where are we if we're in a heavenly place? Where are we if we are seated with Christ? We are with the Father. The Bible says, Come boldly to my throne of grace. The Bible says, Come boldly to my throne of grace. But we have a misconception. He's not inviting us to come back and forth every time I have a need. I get in a devotional mood and I say, I'm going to come through your gates, into your courts and then walk into your throne room. No. The Bible says, Come boldly, with confidence, to my throne and live here. Abide here. Don't go in and out. That's the life that you live because you are in Christ. Come boldly and claim your position appropriated in your life because the Bible says the same power and anointing that is in Christ is in you and is in me by faith. When God looks at you, when you are in Christ, he considers you just as clean as Jesus is. Did you hear what I said? When our sins are confessed and under the blood and by faith we believe what God says about us, I may not feel like I'm in a heavenly place. But the Bible says, the Holy Ghost that raised Jesus from the dead is the Holy Ghost that raised me from the dead and put me in Christ and where Christ is, that's where I am. I'm not under the foot of the devil. I am exalted with Jesus Christ. Paul said, Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Why is it that we don't live such a steadfast life? Why don't we have that continual intimacy with Jesus? Why don't we not enter that rest that Paul said is remaining to us? C.S. Lewis said this, a great writer, the greatest enemy to the church is contented worldliness, contentment, just the way we are, dissatisfied. We have many Christians that are dissatisfied, a little bit of Bible reading, a little bit of prayer and devotion, and trying to avoid as much sin as possible. But a contented worldliness, that's not what this life is about. That's saying I'm living underneath, I'm living below my privileges. Let me speak to you about the need for what I call an awakening. Paul said it's an enlightenment. And if you don't have this awakening, if you don't have this knowledge, if you don't have this knowledge, you will always live beneath your heavenly privileges. You will feel unworthy constantly. You will feel that you are accomplishing nothing. Let me read it to you from Ephesians, first chapter, verses 17 and 18. Paul is talking about a revelation. And these verses that I'm about to read to you, Paul is explaining. He said, do you want to know how I came into the heavenly rest? He said, do you want to know how I learned to rest? Do you want to know why I don't struggle anymore? Do you know why I have such peace in my soul? I know how to be abased and I know how to be blessed. I'm not struggling in my life. Do you know how I got to be in a heavenly place with Christ? Because I had an awakening. The Word of God was open to me. Do you really believe God's Word? How many believe this? We would say, well, everybody is going to raise their hand for that question. But there are certain things God says to us. And if we don't lay hold of it, it just goes right through our head. We do not receive the revelation. Now listen to this revelation Paul speaks about. I'll read one verse and then you follow. I will do that. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. The eyes of your understanding be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power. Paul says, I'm praying that you're going to have an awakening. I want the Holy Spirit to open your eyes. He said, you see an example in me. You see a man who is not tormented. I'm not in turmoil. I've been tested, but I come through as gold. And I know my position. I know I'm seated with Christ in a heavenly place. You ask me how I came to this place. He said, I had a revelation of the knowledge. The eyes of my understanding were enlightened and opened. He said, and I want you to see it. That you might know what is the hope of His calling, the riches of the glory of His inheritance in you. The greatness of His power toward us. Measure yourself. Let us measure ourselves by this criteria, by this example. Paul said, there's a mighty power at work in you. And he says this amazing thing. The same power that's working in Christ is working in you. And the only reason we don't experience it is because we don't appropriate it. We never enter into the house, so to speak. We never enter into the throne room. The prodigal son. He had access to the Father. And he comes back. The Father embraces him. No questions. He's forgiven. There's a repentant heart. He said, I've sinned against God. But he says, let me stay outside. The festival is inside. The glory is inside the house. He has to appropriate it. He says, I stay out here and be your servant. I really don't want much now. I just want to be free of my sins. I would just like to have my Father's embrace. And some churches, some pastors are satisfied just to be forgiven and say, I'm going to go to heaven one day. That was not good enough for the Father. He said, I have more than that for you. But you have to appropriate it. You know that you're loved. You know that you're forgiven. But you can't enjoy me. You can't come into my heart and my relationship. You can't come into my heart and my relationship. You have to come into the house. Because I want to dance and sing with you. And I want to restore you. I don't know about you. But I'm tired of living outside the house. I want more than forgiveness. I want more than a promise for heaven. I want to live with heaven in my soul today. I want to go to heaven with heaven in me. Paul said, examine yourself to see if you're in the faith. This is not a fantasy life. This is not a theological illusion. Let me tell you when you can know that you're awake. Or you're on the brink of being awakened by the Holy Spirit. There's a kind of stirring that will take place in your heart. When you begin to say to yourself, There has to be more than this. There has to be more than what I've experienced. When you begin to ask yourself these questions, Lord, is there really a source of strength for continual blessing in my life? Lord, is there a place where I am not up and down, hot and cold? Is there a place of intimacy that I can enjoy everywhere I go, every waking hour? Is there a place of close intimacy? Lord, is there a place where I never have to have a revival? I'm sick and tired of hearing about revival. I've heard that for 55 years. Revival means like a wave coming in. You know, some great supernatural work of God. And suddenly people are swept into the kingdom. And sometimes an excuse not to go out and witness. Let the Holy Ghost just bring them in. I want more than that because a wave that comes in goes out. The so-called revivals last about five years. First year is all excitement. People hear about it. They come from all over the place. They come from Europe and all over the world to the United States to what they call revival meetings. They almost all go to New York. And many, many hundreds of them stop at Times Square Church. We're on our way to Toronto. We're on our way to Pensacola, Florida. And all over the United States. Five years later, they're gone. I had a man come from India. He said, Pastor David, I've come from India to see you. God told me that if I came to see you, you have a word for me. I said, I have two words for you. And I said it kindly. Go home. And pray. And seek God. And don't look for revival. You start seeking a heavenly life. That's greater than revival. I came to the place where I said, Oh God, there has to be more. You'll be getting stirred when it comes to this place. When you can honestly confess. I am not enjoying the Christian life as I should be. And say, I'm not enjoying life as I should be. I need to be awakened. There's only one path to this throne life. And I give it to you. Romans 12, 1. I beseech you now, therefore, brothers. By the mercies of God. Present your bodies a living sacrifice. Holy and acceptable to God. Which is a reasonable service. Now Paul is speaking from experience. When he says, present your body a living sacrifice. In the Greek it means a life-long sacrifice. A one-time, lifetime sacrifice. Present your body a living sacrifice unto the Lord. That's not a sacrifice for sin. Christ made that sacrifice. But you see, Jesus made another sacrifice. Not just with his body. Jesus said to the Father. Lord, Father, I come. To do your will. This is the only way into the throne life that I'm speaking about. Jesus said, I'm not come of myself. But to do the will of him that sent me. I do nothing of myself. But as my Father teaches me. I speak these things. He that sent me is within me. The Father has not left me alone. Because I do all things. Always the things that please him. I speak that which I have seen of my Father. So, two things happen. First, a propitiation for sin. Then, a coming into this world as a man. Having no will of his own. He laid down his will. The living sacrifice was not just the cross. The living sacrifice was the kind of life that he lived. He sacrificed his own will. He said, I have no will. I do nothing. I say nothing. Except what I see and hear of my Father. And he did this for a simple reason. According to the Apostle Paul. To set the example. To bring all his sons into glory. Oh beloved, there is a glory here on earth. It does not compare to the glory that we are going to see. But there is a way of living. And some of you young pastors need to learn it now. It took me years to come to this knowledge. That I am here for one purpose. And that is to lay my will down. I have no will of my own. I do not have to prove anything to anybody. I do not have to build some great project for him. I am not brought in favor because I learn to weep more. There is no merit just because I learn to read my Bible more seriously. None of these good things that I do. Have any merit. The only merit. The only thing I have before God. Is the blood of Jesus Christ. I do not have to do something. I do not have to prove something. We become a free man. A free woman. Who lives by the will of God. We learn to listen to him. And to obey his word. We go into this book. With the determination. We will obey it. We determine to obey his word. He will reveal his mind. He will reveal his purposes. And it takes all the burden off of your back. I took a whole year off a number of years ago. I got tired. Of going through so much stress. Trying to build a ministry. I said I do not want that anymore Lord. He just said lay it down. I laid everything down. I have four children. Ten grandchildren. I do not worry about them anymore. I used to worry what are they going to do when I am dead and gone. Lord said same thing you did when your dad died. You trusted me. They are going to trust me. I am the God of your father. I am the God that kept your grandfather. And I am the God of your children. I will take care of your children. You just trust me. I will take care of everything in your life. He made me a promise. That I will never beg for bread. The day may come I may not be able to get any steak. My car may wore out. But my bible says. I will never have to beg for bread. That is the promise he has made. When I see all the striving in the church of Jesus Christ. And so much stress. It is because we are trying to achieve something. We are trying to build something. And all he has really called us to. Is to come into his rest. And take our position. I am in Christ. I am in a heavenly place. And if I am in Christ in a heavenly place. I don't have to go away from this world. I don't have to travel to America. North America or South America. I don't have to go anywhere but my secret closet of prayer. And I can get everything I need from my father. I don't sweat anymore. I don't try to prove anything to anybody anymore. God get rid of the fear of man in us. And stop us comparing ourselves with one another. The Lord says come. Come into this heavenly throne life. Come boldly. Come with confidence. And come as a living sacrifice unto me. When God began to show me this life. In my mind. I wrote a letter to the devil. And said you vile serpent. I've had a change of address. I don't live where I lived before. If you want to get to me now. You got to get into heaven. And you got to go through the father. The son and the holy ghost. You can't touch me anymore. I've gone to a heavenly place. That's right here in me. Where God abides. And Christ abides. God father. God son. God the holy ghost. Lives in you. Lives in me. And that's heaven. That's heaven. Will you stand. Glory to Jesus. I think it would be wonderful. If everyone who is in ministry. Would be able to leave this gathering. Having laid every burden that you brought down. Could you see this at least once or twice before this day is over. I have nothing to prove. To anybody. I have nothing to prove. Or has that set me free. I don't have to prove. I don't have to be a great preacher. I just obey his will. Oh God bring peace to your heart and rest. The holy ghost can't move in Peru. Until our hearts are at rest. We would rather hear his voice. Than be given a million dollars. We would rather be walking in his heavenly place. And appropriating his voice. And appropriating that. Than anything that man could give to us. Hallelujah. Some that are here this morning. You feel like you've not accomplished what you'd like to see accomplished. But God will be pleased. Not with your buildings. Not with your numbers. Remember what Jesus said to Peter. Feed my sheep. He didn't say number my sheep. Just feed them. And no matter how big or small your crowd is. Jesus said feed them. Feed them. This is the last thing I want to say in this message. I know for a fact. I know this to be true. Some of the greatest movings of the Holy Spirit. Some of the greatest work that God's doing. In bringing people into this heavenly realm. Is happening right now. Is happening in small churches. And there are some pastors. That are pastoring 50, 60 people. That if they went to North America. They'd be capable of pastoring 2,000 people. Or more. Has to do with culture. So don't compare yourself with anybody else. I used to see a holy man. I said oh God. One man in particular. I told everybody. That's the holiest man I've ever met. I'll never be like him. But he failed the Lord. And all those years I compared myself. It was all in vain. No comparisons. No striving. No fear of man. But one thing in mind. To take my place. By faith. At the throne. And believe that. That God will. He will perform his will in your heart. Not your dream. But his will. Thank you Jesus. Let's just give him thanks. We love you. We love you. Glory be to Jesus. The next service is. The next service is at 3 o'clock. I want to share with you a prophetic word. That the Lord gave me. And then our service this evening is at 5. Somebody come and give directions for lunch. Would you turn around for just a moment. And say to at least three people. I love you my brother. I love you my sister. God bless you. If you don't have the resources and you also need help with the refrigerator, there will also be a refrigerator for everyone else. So, brothers, just be patient because we have had to prepare more because of this. Those who already have their coupons can go through. And the rest, it's a matter of about 15 minutes, half an hour maximum. In total, we have a lot of time until 3 in the afternoon. We can greet each other, brothers, may the Lord bless you. Amen. Brothers, we ask you, please, to keep your places. Don't worry, leave your Bible in your place. Nothing will happen. Keep all your places quiet. Don't worry. Don't fight for the places. There is absolutely room for everyone, brothers. Amen. This is the day of praise and restoration. The glory of the Lord is in his people. Amen, Lord from the heart. This is the day of praise and restoration. The glory of the Lord is in his people. Amen, Lord from the heart. This is the day of praise and restoration. The glory of the Lord is in his people. Amen, Lord from the heart. We praise the Lord because he is good and forever his mercy. We praise the Lord because he is good and forever his mercy. Because he is good. Because he is good. Because he is good with us and forever his mercy. Because he is good with us and forever his mercy. We praise the Lord because he is good and forever his mercy. We praise the Lord because he is good and forever his mercy. Because he is good. Because he is good. Because he is good with us and forever his mercy. Because he is good with us and forever his mercy. Because he is good. Because he is good. Because he is good with us and forever his mercy. Because he is good with us and forever his mercy. Because he is good. Because he is good.