The Dancing Hand of God (Part 7) The Manifest Presence of the Holy Spirit

Manifest Presence Holy Spirit Overview

In this powerful seventh installment of the Dancing Hand of God series, the pastor of NTC Ministries explores one of the most vital yet misunderstood dimensions of the Christian life: the difference between the omnipresence of God and the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Isaiah 8:18, Isaiah 10:27, Psalm 139:7-10, 1 Corinthians 12:1-7, and Isaiah 40:28-31, the message establishes that while God is everywhere at all times, it is His manifest presence that actually breaks yokes of bondage, destroys oppression, and transforms lives. The pastor unpacks the Hebrew word Mishka, meaning to rub with oil, illustrating how the Holy Spirit anoints believers the way a masseuse works oil into knotted muscles, releasing stress and restoring freedom. A remarkable testimony of a man healed from twelve years in a wheelchair after prayer on a Christian cruise brings this truth to life. The sermon calls believers to stop hiding from God in guilt, to resist the enemy, and to actively yield to the Holy Spirit so that His governing manifestations can flow through ordinary believers into a world desperate for a tangible encounter with the living God.

Manifest Presence Holy Spirit Outline

• 00:00 – Opening and Series Context: The pastor opens with worship and positions this message within the ongoing Dancing Hand of God series, emphasizing the urgent need for God’s presence in the current age.
• 05:30 – Omnipresence Versus Manifest Presence: A foundational distinction is drawn between God being everywhere at all times and the Holy Spirit actively manifesting in a believer’s life in tangible, transformative ways.
• 12:00 – Isaiah 8:18 and Isaiah 10:27 Reviewed: Two key scriptures from the previous session are revisited: believers are appointed for signs and wonders, and the anointing oil destroys every yoke of bondage placed by the enemy.
• 19:45 – The Hebrew Word Mishka and the Anointing: The pastor unpacks the meaning of the anointing as a consecratory rubbing with oil, comparing the Holy Spirit to a masseuse who works out the knots of life and a silicone lubricant that removes friction.
• 27:30 – Psalm 139 and the Inescapable God: David’s declaration that there is no place to flee from God’s presence is examined alongside the account of Jacob at Bethel, showing how manifestation produces awe and draws unbelievers to faith.
• 34:00 – The Wheelchair Testimony and God’s Healing Power: A firsthand account is shared of a man bound to a wheelchair for twelve years with MS who woke the morning after prayer completely healed, forgetting his wheelchair entirely.
• 40:15 – 1 Corinthians 12 and Governing Manifestations: The pastor walks through the gifts of the Spirit, emphasizing that the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every believer for the profit of all, not reserved for five-fold ministers alone.
• 47:00 – Waiting on God and the Word Quava: Isaiah 40:28-31 is opened with focus on the Hebrew word quava, meaning to be twisted or gathered together like water merging, describing the intimacy of waiting on God’s manifest presence.
• 53:30 – Practical Call to Yield and Cooperate: The sermon closes with a direct exhortation to humble oneself before God, resist the devil, draw near, and expect His presence to manifest daily in home, workplace, and community.

Scripture References

Isaiah 8:18, Isaiah 10:27, Psalm 139:7-10, 1 Kings 8:27, Psalm 118:15-16, Acts 17:26-28, 1 Corinthians 12:1-7, James 4:7-9, Isaiah 40:28-31, Acts 10:38, Genesis 1:1

Key Takeaways

• The omnipresence of God is a theological truth, but only the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit breaks yokes, heals the sick, and changes lives in tangible ways.
• The anointing, rooted in the Hebrew word Mishka, is God’s way of rubbing His presence into the knotted, stressed places of a believer’s life until freedom comes.
• Every born-again believer is called to be a place of governing manifestation, not just a church attender but a walking sign and wonder to the world around them.
• Guilt is a tool of the enemy designed to make believers hide from God rather than draw near, but the blood of Jesus removes all condemnation so we can open ourselves fully to His Spirit.
• Waiting on the Lord, expressed by the Hebrew word quava meaning to be gathered together like water, describes the kind of intimate yielding that renews strength and releases divine power.
• God has predetermined the time and place of every believer’s life so that through their manifest cooperation with the Holy Spirit, the people around them will encounter the living God.
• The manifest presence of God can be cultivated and increased through consistent surrender, or diminished through neglect and resistance, making daily practice of His presence essential.

Manifest Presence Holy Spirit Notes

Omnipresence Does Not Equal Manifestation

One of the central distinctions of this message is that knowing God is everywhere is not the same as experiencing Him. The pastor explains that omnipresence, while a glorious truth about God’s nature, does not automatically produce signs, wonders, or transformation in a person’s daily life. It is when the Holy Spirit is welcomed, yielded to, and allowed to manifest that the commanded blessings of God become a reality. Solomon himself acknowledged that even the heavens could not contain God, yet he built a temple as a place for manifestation. In the same way, the born-again believer becomes a living temple where God’s presence can be actively expressed to a world that desperately needs to see Him.

The Anointing Oil as a Living Metaphor

The Hebrew word Mishka gives rich texture to the concept of the anointing. It means to rub, as a masseuse would work fragrant oil into tight, overworked muscles to release tension and restore movement. The pastor applies this image directly to the spiritual life, teaching that the Holy Spirit desires to work His presence into every knotted, burdened area of a believer’s experience. Just as oil was poured on priests and kings to consecrate them and signal divine protection, the Holy Spirit upon a believer serves as a declaration to every demonic force to stand down. The anointing is not merely symbolic. It is an active, transforming power that replaces heaviness with liberty and weakness with strength.

A Healing That Defied Twelve Years of Limitation

Perhaps the most vivid illustration in this sermon involves a man who had been confined to a wheelchair for over a decade due to multiple sclerosis. His wife brought him against his will to a Christian cruise, where two young women anointed with the Spirit prayed over him. Nothing dramatic happened in the moment. But the next morning he woke, showered, dressed, and walked out into the hallway before either he or his wife realized the wheelchair was still in the room. This testimony is offered not as an anomaly but as a normal expression of what happens when the anointing manifests. The pastor uses it to illustrate that the same God who created the universe can quietly and completely remove what medical science declared permanent.

Every Believer Is a Governing Manifestation

Drawing from 1 Corinthians 12, the pastor emphasizes that the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. This means the gifts and expressions of the Holy Spirit are not reserved for apostles, prophets, or platform ministers. They belong to every believer who yields. The pastor shares personal accounts of leading entire groups to Christ in restaurants, at barbecues in private homes, and in business settings in Canada and Salt Lake City. In every case, the key was simply stepping out and allowing the Spirit to move. These accounts challenge believers to stop waiting for a special occasion and start expecting God to manifest wherever they are placed in life.

Quava: Being Gathered Together With God

The Hebrew word translated wait in Isaiah 40:31 is quava, and its meaning goes far beyond passive waiting. It carries the image of waters being gathered together into one place, as in Genesis 1, where God called the waters together and they became inseparable. The pastor uses this to describe what happens when a believer genuinely waits on the Lord. The two become entwined, merged, inseparable in the way that combined water cannot be divided back into its original portions. This is the quality of intimacy God desires with every believer. Out of that merging comes renewed strength, the ability to run without weariness, and a mounting up on wings like eagles, not through human effort but through a life fully yielded to the Holy Spirit.

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