Lord, if your presence does not go with us

Lord, if Your presence does not go with us,
Please do not send us out from here.
How will anyone know we are Your people unless You go before us?
Lord, if Your favour does not rest on us,
We dare not move beyond this place.
How will anyone know we go in Your name unless Your blessing is over us?
     
     So we stand within Your presence,
     And humbly seek Your grace;
     Father almighty, Jehovah, Saviour,
     We long to meet you face to face.
     Let Your glory fall upon us,
     Convict, inspire, provide;
     Father almighty, Jehovah, Saviour,
     Your holy presence is our guide.


Lord, if Your presence does not stay with us,
Please do not send us out from here.
How will anyone hear of truth and goodness unless Your word speaks through us?
Lord, if Your presence is not love in us,
How can we minister Your grace?
How will anyone feel Your tender mercy unless Your heart is in us?


     Let Your glory fall upon me,
     Convict, inspire, provide;
     Father almighty, Jehovah, Saviour,

     Your holy presence is my guide

     Father almighty, Jehovah, Saviour,

     Your holy presence is my guide.

                                 (Yvonne Field)

This song is one that I have sung many many times both in a choir and as a congregation. The words are a powerful message that reminds us that we need to have God in our lives as we go out into this world we live in. If we do not take God with us in all things then how is it possible for people to know we are His? If we do not have God in all of our lives how can we bring Him to other people?

We need to ask the Lord daily to be in our lives, to give over to Him everything that we have and all that we are. When we do that His power will be present in us and work through us. We are not only doing this to go out and save a dying world and save suffering souls, but we are doing this for our own eternal life too. It is not that we need to earn our eternal life but it is not possible to be one of Gods children and not hurt for those who do not know Him. By being one of Gods children it should come naturally to want to spread this anazing gift to as many people as possible.

We have an amazing God, one who loves us for who we are, one who will never leave us and never let us down. Why would you want to keep this to yourself? We are all made by God and He wants to know us all, and He wants to know us now. There is no escaping God's love, no way to hide from it. But you do have to accept it into your life if you want it to begin to make a difference.