The Presence of God

I've just recently began to realize the importance of the Presence of God. Not only it's importance, but also our lack of appreciation for It. A "good" Christian could go weeks even months without thinking twice about whether or not they had spent any time in the Presence of God. We take it for granted. We don't even realize what people we could become if we began spending time in His Presence. In the Old Testament, the High Priest was the only one allowed to enter the holy of holies which was where the Presence of God dwelled. When Christ died, the curtain was ripped and the Presence was "released" into the world. There is no excuse (no curtain) for us not taking every opportunity we have to spend it with God. There are moments in scripture where faces would glow (Moses) because of the time they spent with God. Men would tremble in His Presence (Isaiah). What if His people would slow "their" lives down and just wait on God to make Himself known. Sometimes it simply takes you asking Him to be with you. A lot of the time it's a matter of waiting.

Psalm 37:7 says "Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him..."

...He will show up...

What I've talked about so far is personal experiences which I believe is where it is most important. But, there is also a huge problem with our worship services. I know that it's important to respect peoples' time and all. But, I really think that if we just took some time and waited on the Lord, we would see a huge transformation in our services. I don't have the answers to all this on how to make it happen logistically, but it should be the most important part of the service. Maybe building in some more margin for the services and between the services. From the traditional to the contemporary, we need the Presence of God in our churches! Apart from it, we are worthless.

Some may say, "But God is omnipresent...He's everywhere". This is completely true...He is everywhere. But there are places that God "dwells" and that's where His work is happening. That's where we want to be.

With all of this in mind, let's try it. Let's see what happens when we take time and wait on the Lord. Let's see what happens when we ask God to meet with us. Let's see what happens when God shows up to our worship services and we are able to worship in the Presence of the King!