All of my life I search for You Lord, You call me to Your side
With all of my heart I’m desperate for more, Your Presence is my light
The cry of my heart is to be where You are
I love Your presence, I love Your presence
Father, where You are is where I want to be
Hidden in Your courts is ev’rything I need
You are my strength You are my shield, surround me with Your song
All that my soul will know is Your peace, hide me in Your love
The cry of my heart is to be where You are
I love Your presence I love Your presence,
I can hear You call, I run into Your arms, Jesus
You are all my heart is longing for
Father, You are my heart’s desire,
Overwhelmed I will worship You
I will dance to the dance of heaven
All my heart be enthralled by You
Planetshakers
written by Andy Harrison
written by Andy Harrison
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To be in the presence of God, our Heavenly Father…. What an awesome yet frightening thought all at once. There are several references in the Bible about experiencing the Presence of God. From the beginning of time, God was present in the earth. He walked with Adam, then with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden until the Fall.
And they heard the sound of the Lord God
walking in the garden in the cool of the day,
and the man and his wife hid themselves
from the Presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:8 ESV
walking in the garden in the cool of the day,
and the man and his wife hid themselves
from the Presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:8 ESV
Could you imagine being able to walk in the garden and talk with God? To hear Him walking around to come and greet you? That seems to be incomprehensible, but it was part of Adam and Eve’s existence until they were led astray. Through all of time, God knew what we would do, and how man would fall. Because of this He sent His Son to us, to live among us, to show us how much God loved us. It began with an announcement from Gabriel.
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:26-38 ESV
To be as humble of a servant as Mary. To allow the stares, glares, whispers to come against her and Joseph. But she knew. She knew she was going to bear the Light of the world—the Savior of the world, Jesus. And she could endure like those prophets, judges, and anyone else who had suffered for God.
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Father, let me be a humble servant for You and Your Kingdom. Forgive me for the wasted opportunities to not be a light for You. Allow me another opportunity to show Your great love for Your people and to show how much You have done for me. Thank You. I ask this in the amazing name of Jesus, Amen!
