God is doing some powerful things in His Church today. It is exciting to see proper order and structure come into His House. But we must constantly remember that the most important thing in the life of a local Church is not only order or structure. It is not having a large number of people,a good building, a big budget or a large Sunday school. The most important thing in the Church is the presence of the Lord. It is the presence of the Lord that God has promised to His House that will make the difference between a church that has life and a church that merely has the name of one who lives (Rev.3:1). It is the presence of the Lord, not our structure that will protect us in the day of storm (Isa 4:5-6). Nonetheless, it is important to have right structure,but structure in itself is like a body without breath ( 2Cor.3:5-6).
Moses realized the absolute necessity of being guided by the presence of the Lord. At one point God was angry with the idolatory of His people and told moses He was no longer going to journey with them in person,but that He would send His angel to lead them on. Moses was very emphatic at this point. He told God he was not going to accept a substitute. He did not want an angelic visitation;he wanted the presence of the Lord (Exo 32:34;33:15). Moses was no longer interested in programs for the sake of programs. He wanted nothing else if it would be a substitute for divine presence. Can we say the same for ourselves? Are we Performance-Driven or God-Driven? Certainly our structure will make a difference in the degree to which God is allowed to move among us,but God’s presence is primarily dependent on the condition of our hearts.
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