The Importance of Seeking God’s Presence
- The Chapel Ministry
- Aug 24
- 3 min read
Too often, our hearts run after results—healing, breakthrough, provision—forgetting that the greatest gift of all is God Himself. In this week’s message, Pastor Jeremy Eastman called us to return to what matters most: living anchored in the presence of God.
When we seek Him above all else, faith rises, healing flows, and true transformation begins. Not because of what He gives, but because of who He is.
More Than His Gifts
Desperation for God looks different than desperation for answers. We can spend our lives chasing after miracles, blessings, or solutions, but miss the One who holds everything in His hands.
Pastor Jeremy pointed to the words of Moses in Exodus 33:15:
“If Your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.”
Moses understood what we often forget: without God’s presence, nothing else matters. With His presence, we have everything we need.
Presence Before Power
On the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), the Spirit of God filled the room before the disciples preached, healed, or performed miracles. The power flowed out of presence.
That order has never changed. We don’t find transformation by chasing power. We find it by drawing close to God and letting His Spirit move through us.
Faith and Healing Flow From Proximity
Faith isn’t about gritting our teeth or trying harder. As Romans 10:17 reminds us, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” Faith rises when we’re close enough to hear His voice.
Like Peter, who stepped out onto the water not because of his courage, but because he was near enough to hear Jesus say, “Come” (Matthew 14).
Like the woman who pressed through the crowd just to touch the edge of His garment—and was healed in an instant (Mark 5:27–29).
Like the ten lepers, who were cleansed as they obeyed Jesus’ word, and one who found true wholeness by returning to thank Him (Luke 17:12–19).
In every story, healing and transformation weren’t about formulas or effort. They flowed from being near to Jesus.
How Do We Seek His Presence?
Pastor Jeremy challenged us to move from result-chasing to presence-seeking. That shift starts in daily rhythms of surrender:
✨ Worship – Adore God for who He is, not just what He can do.
📖 The Word – Open Scripture to encounter the living Christ, not just to collect knowledge.🙏 Prayer – Move beyond requests into abiding conversation.
🤍 Silence – Create space for God’s whisper, as Elijah did in 1 Kings 19.
These are not rituals to check off—they’re ways of drawing close, of becoming aware that God is already with us.
Returning to Our First Love
At the heart of this message is an invitation back to our first love. The invitation isn’t to chase what God can give us, but to seek Him with undivided hearts.
Everything else—faith, healing, breakthrough—flows from being near Him.
Our prayer as a church is simple, but it’s everything:
“Lord, we want You more than anything else.”
May we become a people who value His presence above results, who worship with authenticity, and who live with hearts fully surrendered to Him.
If this message spoke to your heart and you’d like to go deeper, you can watch the full sermon here:
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