“Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.” Zechariah 2:13
Some churches are quiet and silent as part of a requirement – people believe that their silence before the service begins is reverent. Perhaps in part it is. But, is it not much more reverent, to offer the Lord the praise and the worship that He deserves, lifting our voices before Him and then being caused to become silent because we realize that His Spirit is descending upon us as He touches us from His holy habitation?
Being in the Presence of the Lord happens in the middle of worship, the Lord allows us to feel His presence, and there our lives are changed.
Church leadership magazines are only now beginning to publish what some pastors have already known for years: the marketing that so-called “church growth experts” have put into place doesn’t work in every church. That same marketing is supposed to help people get into the Presence of the Lord, too.
We’ve gotten all sorts of literature in the mail saying that a new church plant needs to do x, y, and z and poof, there will be a huge crowd of passionate worshipers who know the Presence of the Lord. A huge crowd, I guess that could happen. Passionate worshippers – that takes attentive discipleship, not aggressive marketing. And most people seem to have been in the church for years and still not be able to identify having experienced being in God’s presence — now there is the problem.
Though, it seems that most people don’t really want an authentic encounter with the Lord. People don’t really want to be the Holy of Holies. If they did, they’d do things differently.
Being in the presence of the Lord means being in the place where all of you becomes transparent, and you don’t care who sees you crying in repentance or laughing in joy. Being in the presence of the Lord is being with your Savior, your Father, the Lover of your soul. So it takes time and it takes a little determination. It means making a commitment to not make excuses or say you’re too busy for Jesus. Maybe that sounds harsh, but its true, admit it! It takes determination to spend time with the Lord.
Why determination? After all, your Father in Heaven wants you to enter into that place… but, yes, it takes some determination because you have to determine that you won’t settle for less. You won’t stop praising Him and worshiping Him until you have reached His Presence.
In the presence of the Lord, the church will hardly even need worship leaders. God is the one who will be leading us by the very presence of His Holy Spirit.
If you want to know God in a way you never have before and experience what it means to live life by His Spirit and enter into His Presence, be a part of Raveh. It is a new ministry, and we need passionate people like you to help us grow and impact the communities of Cary, Morrisville, Apex, and Raleigh for the Gospel. The Lord wants His people to be silent before Him out of awe, not out of “religious obligation.” If you truly want to know God and honor Him, He will allow you to be in His presence.
If you are hungering and thirsting for a touch from God, please contact us today! We look forward to meeting you and ministering to you in this most important area of your life – helping you to worship God!
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