A Desperate Thirst for God’s Presence

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Get up with God morning prayer.

February 9–13, 2026

Psalm 42:1

As the deer pants for the water brooks,

so my soul pants for You, O God.

Psalm 42:2

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When shall I come and appear before God?

Monday, February 9, 2026

“Having a Thirst for God”


Psalm 143:6

I stretch out my hands to You;

my soul longs for You like a parched land. Selah.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they shall be filled.

Prayer Points

  • Father, shift our desires and help us crave You more than the things of this world.
  • Lord, deepen our hunger and thirst for Your presence.
  • Let our souls long for You above everything else—nothing compares to You.
  • Lord, we stretch our hands toward You in surrender. We release our plans, worries, and burdens into Your care.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Entering the Most Holy Place—Joy, Fullness, and Peace

John 14:6

Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Psalm 16:11

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Philippians 4:6–7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God… will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Prayer Points

  • Thank You, God, for Your deep joy—not temporary happiness, but lasting fulfillment.
  • Lord, help us release anxiety and rest in Your peace that guards our hearts and minds.
  • Remind us that time spent in Your presence transforms us—we become more like You.
  • Thank You, Father, that because of the Cross, every barrier between us and You has been removed.


Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Transformation, Protection, and Safety in God’s Presence


2 Corinthians 3:18

We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, by the Spirit of the Lord.

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Prayer Points

  • Lord, help us remember that time in Your presence continually transforms us.
  • Thank You, God, that Your presence provides covering, refuge, and protection.
  • Remove every veil from our spiritual eyes—let nothing block us from seeing Your glory.
  • Father, help us not just to visit Your presence, but to dwell in the secret place daily.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Entering Through Worship, Praise, Prayer, and Stillness

Psalm 100:4

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.

Jeremiah 29:13

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God.

Prayer Points

  • Lord, help us thank You in both good times and difficult times, trusting in Your faithfulness.
  • Thank You, God, that praise shifts our focus from ourselves to You.
  • Thank You that worship heightens our awareness of Your nearness.
  • Teach us to experience Your presence as we speak to You, listen for Your voice, and sit quietly before You.

Friday, February 13, 2026

Entering His Presence with Faith, Expectation, and Repentance

Hebrews 11:6

Without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to Him must believe that He is and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.

Psalm 24:3–4

Who may ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who may stand in His holy place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Prayer Points

  • Thank You, God, that faith opens our hearts to experience all You desire to give us.
  • Lord, remind us that sin does not stop You from loving us—but confession restores closeness.
  • Help us approach Your presence with holiness, sincerity, and integrity.
  • Lord, help us fully believe that when we confess, You truly forgive—completely and freely.

Protect Your Season

August 18, 2024 - by Rev. Brian A. Cash, Pastor

Exodus 1:6-22

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”

11 So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13 and worked them ruthlessly. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.

15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.” 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”

20 So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.