SID: Shane Warren had a defining moment when he was just 12 years of age. He learned how to access the presence of God. But he couldn’t really teach it to others. He really didn’t have a handle on it. No one else was talking about it. You told me during the break, what is your greatest joy.
SHANE: Well it’s really what the scripture says what my greatest joy should be, is to hear the voice of the Father. That was Jesus’ greatest joy was to hear the voice of the Father, and to respond to that voice. And that should be our greatest joy as well. The Bible says, “The voice of the Lord is upon the trees, it’s upon the rivers, it’s upon the rocks, it’s upon the mountains.” The voice of the Lord is speaking clearly. The Bible says there 10,000 voices in the world and none of them are without significance. But there’s only one voice that will really change your life. And so every believer needs to practice hearing the voice of God and learn how to hear the voice of God.
SID: One of the things that you told me is when you’re by yourself and you want to hear the voice of God, you want to be caught up to the Throne of God. There are certain things you do. Would you teach us some?
SHANE: Absolutely. In fact, I had been practicing this for years. And then a teacher came to our church, dear friend, Bob Sorti, great preacher, came to the church and began to teach on worship, and he started giving me keys of things that God had been showing me. I just didn’t know how to put it in words. But it’s really simple. In Hebrews, chapter 4, Hebrews, chapter 10, the Bible says, “We have access into the presence of God by the blood of Jesus.” Every believer because of the blood and the sacrificial work of Christ has access into the Throne Room. Hebrews, chapter 10 says, “That by the sprinkling of blood that we can come into the holiest place in the universe.” The holiest place in the universe is not just the Throne Room. Angels are in the Throne Room. But those of us who have been redeemed get to go deeper. There’s a whole other relationship with the redeemer. So we get to go not to the Throne Room, but we’re invited to come be seated in Christ in heavenly places to the throne itself. So I simply, in my private time, I say, “Lord,” I quote Hebrews, chapter 10, “Lord, sprinkle my conscience with your blood.” The number one thing that keeps people out of the presence of God is they fail on a daily basis and their evil conscience tells them they’re not worthy to come into God’s presence. But the blood of Jesus is what makes us worthy to come into the presence of God. So I say, “Lord, sprinkle me with that blood, fresh new, and wash my conscience.” And then I just ascend and make my way. And I say, “Daddy, here I am. I’m back. I’m back to be in your presence.” And then—
SID: Wait a second. You do this by faith or do you do this, it happens so often you know that’s what is going to happen. I mean, what is going on? I’m logical.
SHANE: Sure. Everything spiritual is accessed by faith. It doesn’t have to be understood to be partaken of. Why do we have to always explain the mysterious. Sometimes God just wants us to step out in faith and enter into those places that some men just fear to try. And so what I’ve done is I’ve just said, I’m normal enough to believe that God said I can have this. I’m going to have it. So I say, “Lord, by the blood, you said to come boldly to the throne of grace. I don’t have to back in. I don’t have to be scared of anything. Jesus died on the cross to give me access to the very Throne of God, to obtain mercy and health in a time of trouble. So just by the blood, I just barge in. You know, when my son at 22 years old comes to my house, he doesn’t knock on my door. He doesn’t ask me if he can get anything out of the refrigerator. He just barges in and gets it. Do you know why? Because he understands the power of sonship. And when you understand the power of being a son and what the blood has bought for you, you can make your way into his presence at any time. You can do it at the factory while you’re working on the line. You can do it in the car driving down the road. You can do it in church or you can do it in your house in the kitchen while you’re washing dishes. I do it all the time. And every believer has that right. This is the right of every [unintelligible].
SID: You know what it reminds me of? There was a book I read many years ago called, “Practicing the Presence of God”. Was it Brother Lawrence?
SHANE: Brother Lawrence, yes.
SID: Is that what you’re talking about?
SHANE: Honestly, I’ve never read that book. All I did was read the Bible and the Bible said it.
SID: Sounds good to me.
SHANE: And the Bible tells me what the holiest place of the universe is. In John, chapter 1, the Bible says, “Jesus dwelt in the bosom, the lap of the Father.” And I said, you mean I’ve been given an invitation by the blood of Jesus to the holiest place in the universe, and the holiest place in the universe is the lap of daddy? Well when I used to be a kid and I would get off the bus, I would run to my grandfather who sat on the front porch, just to jump into his lap. It was my greatest joy. And God the Father said to me, “Well you’re a son. Then why can’t you just run by the blood to the throne and jump in my lap like you did your grandfather, because I’m better than your grandfather. I’m a better father than your grandfather or your dad, and I’ve given you this invitation. We have an invitation by the blood of Jesus into the holiest place of the universe. And when you get there, God is talking to the son and the son is talking to the Father, and then you can do what Jesus did. Jesus said, “I don’t do anything lest I hear the Father say it. Or I don’t do anything that I don’t see him do.” That’s how Jesus lived and that’s how every believer needs to live.
SID: I want you right now to be like the child. In order to have this access, there’s only one requirement. You have to tell God you’re sorry for the mistakes you’ve made in your life and you have to believe the blood of the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the whole world has washed you clean. And you have to make with your mouth a profession, Jesus, you are my Lord. Say that out loud right now. You say that out loud.
SID and SHANE: Jesus, you are my Lord.
SID: Believe in your heart. You’ve already spoken with your mouth. And you shall be a child of the Living God with access to God. Go jump in his lap right now like a child. Right now.
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth