Resting In His Presence

The disciples were to rest in the fact that Jesus spoke words to them.

He was resting, they can rest because what He said would happen will happen.

He said –Let’s go to the other side.”

It was a directive. Not an option.

Over 70 times the bible talks about resting in the Lord

If companies didn’t think we need sleep, there would not be so many mattress commercials on every few minutes- Stop counting sheep and get some rest in the Lord.

Sleeping on the job, sleeping in church, sleeping standing up, if you give some just a few minutes where they can get quiet, they will be asleep.

I wonder if the lack of physical sleep is why some lack spiritual rest- because if they do not know how to give themselves rest, how can they find rest in the lord

Illustration-

I laughed with Becky. I don’t need memory foam on my bed because every time I lay my head on the bed, my memory works fine. I need to find the off button! Amen. Amen. Find the off button.

Come to me and I will give you rest!

Number one-Rest in the Lord

Being in His presence

It is one thing to rest in Christ, but where we will see growth and we will see the power of God in our lives is to not only rest in him but to live in His presence!

There has to be a hunger for God! We have to get desperate enough to realize that without the Lord showing up that it would just be a service. Sing a song or two, hear a message of encouragement. Go home. Repeat.

Without the anointing power of God- We will not see what God intends for us each time we gather in His name.

I believe there will come a time when enough people will be in worship services hungry to see God move and revival will break out in this nation. There will be a cry out to God for more of Himself. There will be a desperation of getting ourselves into a right relationship with Him that will put us under His anointing instead of searching for His anointing.

I believe what Christians are longing for is the presence of God!

God is looking for people with a heart like David and people are looking for the presence of God and you put those two together and revival will break out.

I sense the Lord when we are here worshiping and one day revival will start and I say Lord let it begin in me! Amen! Let it begin in me.

It is not only about nickels and noses- people and money. It is about seeing the Lord bring rival because hearts are centered on Him and desiring to be in the presence of Almighty God!

People who are desperate for God to do something fresh and new want to move from casual and convenient to personally desiring to be in His presence and we cannot get enough of Him.

Jesus warns us that in the last days that hearts would grow cold. He says that the ones that were once on fire will let their lights go dim.

Those who want more than anything to be in the presence of God will say that I don’t want less of the Lord, I want more of the Lord!

Our prayer, our daily time with the Lord keeps us spiritually hungry with an appetite for more instead of falling away and wanting less.

God wants to fill us to overflowing with His Spirit and then pour us out into our communities and our work places and in our homes.