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We are never really “out of” the presence of God.  As worship leaders it is fairly common for us to talk about “leading people into the presence of God”.  Now, although “leading” definitely takes place, what are we really leading people into?  If we are never OUT OF God’s presence, how can we lead people INTO God’s presence? 

Perhaps a better way to phrase this is that we lead people into an AWARENESS of the presence of God.  As I was reading Psalm 139 it brought me back to the reality that there is NOWHERE that we can go to hide from the Lord.  He is always there, always watching us, always caring for us, always IN OUR PRESENCE.  But many times we don’t necessarily FEEL like we are with Him.  There is nothing that we can do nor anywhere we can go to lose God. Nothing we can do surprises Him or rattles His cage. We are continually in His presence whether we are aware of it or not. 

How would it effect our lives as worshippers if we thought less about leading people into His presence and more about just living there (where we already are) ourselves.  Perhaps our thoughts should focus on HELPING PEOPLE TO BE AWARE of God, His love for us, and His presence among us.

Any thoughts?  

 

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