The Secret of the Presence of God

Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In The Secret of the Presence of God, Dr. Michael Youssef delivers a bold call to seek the power and presence of God through His inerrant Word. Preaching from Psalm 119:9-16, Dr. Youssef declares that nothing but full submission to Scripture will cleanse, control, and correct the believer’s life. He warns against worldly advice and shallow spiritual shortcuts, affirming that the only path to lasting joy and purity is by treasuring and applying the Word of God. With clarity and urgency, he calls every follower of Christ—young or old—to prove the Truth of Scripture daily, rejecting sin and standing firm in God’s presence through obedience and faith.

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0:00.0	Thank you for joining Dr. Michael Youssef for this special episode of Leading the Way.
0:05.9	We've all heard those commercials or seen social media content offering what appears to be the
0:11.5	magic ingredient, that newly discovered exercise routine, guaranteeing a long, healthy life
0:18.7	beyond what anyone could have expected.
0:27.0	We've also heard Christians declare how following this very specific spiritual discipline will guarantee growth and maturity in the faith beyond measure.
0:31.6	The fact is that nothing, nothing, nothing but keeping our eyes on God's Word and chasing the truth within
0:40.4	the pages of God's Word will ever bring anything but frustration and failure. Up next on leading
0:48.2	the way, Dr. Michael Yousef, pastor and international Bible teacher, candidly takes you into Psalm 119, words that offer unique
0:57.6	guidance on how believers of any age of maturity can grow in their walk with Christ. Listen
1:04.2	now to Dr. Youssef's heart-changing message, The Secret of the Presence of God, as he begins
1:10.7	today's leading the way.
1:15.1	Psalm 119, verse 9 to 6 tells us exactly how you keep on eyes on Jesus by keeping your
1:23.5	eye on the word of God. And if I summarize this particular Psalm, it will be like this.
1:30.0	Either God's word will keep you from sin and harm, or sin will keep you from the word of God and the
1:38.3	protection of God. Himirat, please. The secret of God's protection is in the secret of his presence. And the
1:48.1	secret of God's presence is in the secret of keeping his word. And that is why Psalm 119
1:55.8	verses 9 to 16 tells us two very important things. Write them down if you're taking notes. First of all,
2:03.9	it tells us about this indescribable power of the Word of God, verses 9 to 12. Then it tells
2:13.4	us about the incalculable preeminence of the Word of God, verses 13 to 16. Indescribable power
2:22.0	of the Word of God. Why do I call it indescribable? Because you cannot describe it to somebody
2:27.7	else. You have to experience that power for yourself. If I stand here and I eat a nice piece of fruit and I say to you,
2:37.2	oh, that was delicious, don't you think? You said, I don't know what it tasted like. I didn't taste it.
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