Bible Conference Reflections

This week we have had Bro. J.D. Herchenhahn preach at our church's annual Bible Conference. His messages have been such a blessing to me. I love to hear a preacher who has been in the ministry a long time share his heart. I appreciate his genuine love for the Lord and others and the intensity with which he preaches and carries himself. Being around him and his wife increases my desire to grow in the Lord and reach the lost.
Last night he talked about how desiring God's will is a birthmark of a believer. We ought to pray about everything. When Isaiah approached God, he saw Him "high and lifted up" and "holy" (Isaiah 6:1,3). This affected the way he saw himself and others, saying, "Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips" (Isaiah 6:5). Consider Christ's first words: "I must be about my Father's business" (Luke 2:49). His last words were, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). The conclusion I came to from this message was that God's will for me as a Christian includes being a witness to others. This will come naturally once I spend time praying in God's presence because only after I have the right vision of God will I see my need for God and have a burden for others as well.