Autumn near Lake Michigan

Eight of us from the worship arts ministry went to the People of the Presence conference in Romulus, MI, this past weekend. We learned much and were all touched greatly as God’s presence filled the ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel.

I have been going over my notes considering what was said. It was about what God is saying to His church and becoming a people who carry His presence.  This gathering with Chuck Pierce, Paul Keith Davis, Randy Clark and Barbara Yoder brought to mind what God has been speaking to me over the past months. 

God is inviting me to enter into His presence in a way many of us have been longing for.  Yes I know His presence, but this is different because the times we are living in are different. Several months ago I heard the Lord saying to me more than once, “Come up.”  The hunger for greater intimacy with Him still presses me forward.  His invitation draws me closer, ever closer each time I open my Bible, each time I sit at the piano and sing to Him, each time I talk with Him. When I walk away from these times, I want ever more and more of His presence going with me.

Because darkness is increasing all around us, we must be the carries of the light of Christ. Jesus said He only does what He sees the Father doing.  We must know Him and be able to discern what He is doing so we can align with His purposes.  I want my ministry to be relevant and my life to count for something. Seeing what lies ahead is sobering, yet God is on the move and desires for us to join Him in what He is doing.

So what has God been speaking to you?  How has He been equipping you for your future?  He is looking for those who are willing to give up their own lives to carry His presence, allowing Him to live through us.