Pinecrest Bible Training Center
1968-2008

John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone.

Beginning in 2008 the vision and bible school that God so graciously gave Wade Taylor beginning in 1968 came to an abrupt end, falling into the ground and dying.-

We now wait for God to raise up and bring forth His seed of promise in another, that the vision fail not.

Winter 2009
The Perfume of His Presence


Recently I was lying in the hospital bed in my room when this perfume, a sweet rich mesmerizing scent that arose in my room the scent of which was somewhat like almonds, hazelnuts, sweet butter, and other oils or spices that I could not discern. The wisps were intoxicating, as they wafted past, glorious odors that drew one’s attention, and left one longing for one more breath. Within a few moments the presence of God stole over my being making me know that the perfume that was in my room was the Lord’s. O how great and wondrous is our God.

How sweet is His presence, how enthralling is it to wait before my beloved. In Him are light and life, and at His touch, at His ministration glory and wonder fill the soul. His scent is in me and upon me. Blessed is he who hears His voice, blessed is he who discerns his Master’s coming. The presence of God calms one’s soul, it gives rest to one’s spirit, it is as honeysuckle wine and the eating of fine handcrafted confectionaries that tickle the mouth and throat as they partaken of. So is the Lord of my Lord unto me.  The gathering in His arms is better than ten wives unto me. His faithfulness is as a host that are gathered around me that guard and watch over me.

I remain powerless as I rest in His hands. Happy, satisfied, filled with wonder and delight so is my beloved unto me. O I wish that all might know the Lord even as I know and have known Him, even in the richness, and the fullness of His presence. His perfume and scent are coming unto me even as the ebb and flow of ocean waves that lap against the shore on a moonlit tropical beach.  A wave rolls in gently easing across the shore and then recedes unto the next wave which then reaches out again. Wait upon the Lord. Wait I say upon the Lord and He shall strengthen your heart. He shall confirm those that are of weak knees, and refresh those that are weary. 

O to lean upon my beloved and hear His heart. Taste and see for the presence of God is real meat indeed and real drink that satisfieth the longing soul. It is the secret place of the Most High. It is blessed to be seated under the shadow of the Almighty. It is the entering in unto His rest.

How sweet and tender are His mercies, How sweet and rich is the perfume of my Lord, my Master, and my Savior, my God Jesus Christ.