Psalm 91:1–2
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.’”
You need to understand most importantly that, there is absolutely no substitute for an encounter with God.
Not a Sunday encounter. Not a once-in-a-while emotional moment. Not a conference high that fades by Wednesday. I’m talking about a daily, living, breathing encounter with God.
You cannot live on yesterday’s encounter. You cannot survive spiritually on a Sunday service alone. There is need for a daily encounter, and that only happens when you are recharged in His presence.
Where God’s presence is, His power is. Where His presence goes, His power flows. God’s presence is not just a calm feeling in your heart. It is not just emotional peace. His presence carries power. It carries glory. It transforms.
If we truly understood the weight of God’s presence, we would conduct ourselves differently around it.
In the Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant represented God’s presence. When Uzza touched it carelessly in 1 Chronicles 13:9–10, he was struck down. That story isn’t about cruelty. It’s about reverence. God’s presence is powerful and holy.
So, what does it actually mean to be recharged in His presence?
1. Your Inner Fire Is Rekindled
To recharge does not mean getting a brand-new fire. It means reviving the fire that has gone low. It means resuscitating what has become dormant.
In Leviticus 6:12–13, God instructed that the fire on the altar must never go out. It had to be kept burning continually. Fire goes out when the altar is neglected. Many altars have been neglected. Life pressures come. Responsibilities increase. Social media consumes hours. Prayer becomes irregular. Worldliness slowly creeps in. Secret sins become tolerated.
To recharge is about tending that altar again.
In 2 Timothy 1:6, Paul told Timothy to “stir up the gift of God” inside him. Timothy had genuine faith. He had spiritual heritage. But something had gone quiet. The fire needed stirring.
Christianity cannot be sustained by emotional services alone. Without continual fire, your walk becomes a roller coaster – up today, down tomorrow. Strong on Sunday, struggling by Friday. When you are recharged in His presence, consistency replaces fluctuation.
The altar burns again.
2. Appetite for Sin Dies
This is where it becomes deeply personal. When you truly encounter God in the fullness of His glory, sin begins to lose its appeal. Think about Saul on the Damascus road in Acts of the Apostles 9. He was breathing threats and violence. But one encounter with Jesus changed everything. His first response was, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
That’s what happens when presence meets you.
Or look at Isaiah in Isaiah 6. He was already a prophet. Already preaching. Already active in ministry. Yet when he saw the Lord high and lifted up, his immediate cry was, “Woe is me… I am undone.”
Why?
Because God’s presence exposes sin – not to condemn, but to cleanse. Then came the live coal from the altar. His lips were touched. His iniquity was purged. That was his recharge moment.
You see, the reason temptation still feels strong is because appetite is still alive. But when God’s fire truly burns in you, it consumes unhealthy desires.
As David prayed in Psalms 51:10, “Create in me a clean heart, O God.” Holiness is not achieved by willpower alone. It is produced by encounter. Sin loses weight when God’s glory gains weight in your life.
You can attend church faithfully and still be far from God. Jesus warned about this in Gospel of Matthew 15:7–9, people who honor God with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him.
Paul echoed it in Titus 1:16, professing to know God, but denying Him by their works. And again in 2 Timothy 3:5, “having a form of godliness but denying its power.”
Religion without presence produces routine without transformation. When you’re recharged, change becomes visible.
3. Spiritual Authority Is Renewed
Many believers struggle here. Some have been Christians for years but cannot confidently share the gospel. They feel timid, unsure, powerless. Because spiritual authority flows from presence, not position.
Peter walked with Jesus for three and a half years. Yet before Pentecost, he denied Christ before a servant girl. Fear dominated him.
But after he was filled with the Holy Spirit, everything changed. In Acts of the Apostles 3, he preached and thousands were saved. In chapter 4, the leaders marveled at his boldness and realized he had been with Jesus.
That’s the secret.
Authority does not come from Title. It comes from time spent in God’s presence. When you dwell in the secret place, boldness becomes natural. Speaking about Jesus becomes conviction, not pressure.
How Do We Get Recharged?
It’s not complicated, but it is intentional.
Praise
In Psalms 100:4, we are told to enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Praise shifts atmosphere. Praise focuses the heart. Praise draws you into awareness of His presence.
Prayer
“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Prayer is the pathway to the secret place. If you don’t live in the secret place, you will eventually live in secret sin. The antidote to secret sin is secret communion.
And here is a truth we must not ignore: the prayer that cannot change you first cannot change anything for you.
Purity
Holiness sustains what praise invites. 1 Peter 1:15–16 reminds us to be holy in all conduct. Holiness is not legalism; it is alignment. It keeps you steady in God’s presence. Praise may bring you near. Purity keeps you there.
Say this prayer: O Lord my Father, recharge my strength, recharge my spirit, recharge my joy, recharge my fire, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
