There are many seeking God and His blessing
who go from church to church, follow various spiritual gurus or investigate new
revelations by authors or speakers. They
want to be where God is. So, is God here
or there? You may be surprised at the
answer.
I. God Created This World to Operate on Times and Seasons
Genesis 1:3-5
Evening and morning were determined
before the celestial bodies were ever created and set into space.
II. When God Enters our Time and Space the Result is Blessing,
Favor, and Provision John 11:21-25
It is not the "things" (the
blessing, the favor, the miracle, etc.) that we need as much as we need Jesus,
singularly. Wherever Jesus is, all that He is continues to be present
with Him.
So, in all actuality it’s not that we
are trying to get where God is physically, but He is trying to get us to
become aware of His presence that has always been and will always be
III. The Intersection of God’s Presence and Our Life is
Discovered Through Obedience to Him – I
Kings 17:2-4
Notice that the Lord didn't send
Elijah's provision to where he was, but where he was sending him.
The Lord brings us into His perfect
will step by step – if you’re not stepping, you’re not
moving, and you’ll never get “THERE”.
IV. If We Desire to be Used by the
Lord then We Must Be “There”
A. There Looks Different to
Everyone
· For Jeremiah, "THERE" was
the Potter's House.
· For Naaman "THERE" was the Jordan
River.
· For Moses "THERE" was Mount
Sinai.
· For Jesus "THERE" was a
place called Calvary.
"There" is a place of obedience,
preparation, and humbling.
It's a place where we gain intimacy with god through learning total
dependence as we receive his revelation, cleansing, reviving, and resurrection
power.
If we kick back, God’s revelation
will pass us by because our usefulness to the body is determined by how
close or how far we are from the body.
