Usher Me Into The Presence Of The Lord

So, my brothers and my sisters, what we need to realize is that all of the things that are keeping you from experiencing the Lord’s presence, are really your Ahazes.

* Bad attitude-Ahaz

* Too tired to do the Lord’s work-Ahaz

* Can’t get along with anybody-Ahaz

* Do you know people who keep complaining about persons, places, things and circumstances, but when they show up it only causes more hell and confusion?-Ahaz

Why not lay down your Ahazes, and pick up an Hezekiah attitude? Once you begin to walk in the newness of the Lord, you won’t be able to tolerate Ahaz any longer!

You see my brothers and sisters, I am convinced that the ministry of ushering goes far beyond what we comprehend as meeting and greeting people at the door, rather it’s about ushering someone into the Lord’s presence. I am also convinced that in order to usher someone into the Lord’s presence, we have to know how to get there ourselves. Psalm 100 tells us that we are to enter his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. Yet, how can you enter into the Lord’s presence if you have not embraced the importance of praise and worship? As good as the Lord has been to all of us, we can’t afford not to praise him.

Many of you sitting here right now, know if it had not been for the Lord on your side, God only knows where you would be and what you would be doing right now. Perhaps you are still too stubborn to give God some praise, but there’s somebody who knew you when, whose soul has looked back and wondered on more than one occasion how you got over. Oh, I know you’ve looked at yourself and wondered the same thing. Like Hezekiah, we have got to come to recognize that the things that haunt us from our past can not take priority over what we need to do this day to usher someone into the Lord’s presence.

My brothers and my sisters know this-You must be transformed by the renewing of your mind in order to receive the daily bread the Lord has to give you, this day. Servants of God, you must not neglect your duties any longer! The Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, lead the people in worship and make offerings unto him! The scriptures go on to say in verse 15 that the Levites got right to work. The question for you today is; are you not ready to have the life of your Christian service extended?

Like young Hezekiah, the life of your ministry may have been issued what looks like a death sentence, but because you have made the choice to do right by the Lord, your years will be prolonged. Well, my good sister, I hear what you’re saying, but how is it that you expect us to move from door keeping to ushering someone into the Lord’s presence? It’s about time you asked. There are 3 very important principles you need to know in order to understand how to lead or be lead into the Lord’s presence:

¨ In order to be in the presence of the Lord, you’ve got to have private devotion and preparation. If you desire to be in the Lord’s presence, you have got to move from religion to relationship. Anyone can go through life doing the same things, the same way, day after day, year after year without skipping a beat. That’s called religion. Though when you and the Lord have spent intimate time together, so much that he knows your wants and the desires of your heart in order to bless you, but you also know his wants and desires and live in obedience in accordance to his word, that’s called relationship. You must become intimate with the Lord.