Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />
In the chapter on service, I urged you to<br />
worship, then serve. We who are <strong>in</strong> full-time<br />
m<strong>in</strong>istry sometimes act as if we are exceptions to<br />
that rule. We are not. If all that we do <strong>in</strong> the<br />
m<strong>in</strong>istry is serve, we beg<strong>in</strong> to depend on<br />
formulas and gimmicks rather than the<br />
ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g of the Holy Spirit. We start to do<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs to please the people.<br />
Distractions can easily steal your time with<br />
God. Even if the distraction is a godly th<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
don't let it keep you from spend<strong>in</strong>g the necessary<br />
time with the Lord to m<strong>in</strong>ister effectively to <strong>His</strong><br />
people.<br />
Come to Him Alone<br />
Draw me, we will run after thee: the k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
hath brought me <strong>in</strong>to his chambers: we will be<br />
glad and rejoice <strong>in</strong> thee, we will remember thy<br />
love more than w<strong>in</strong>e: the upright love thee<br />
(Song 1:4, KJV).<br />
There is a great need for us to come alone<br />
<strong>in</strong>to the chamber of the K<strong>in</strong>g. He who has called<br />
us desires us to come alone with Him. Our real<br />
need is not to learn about church growth or how<br />
to m<strong>in</strong>ister <strong>in</strong> the ano<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g, but to spend time<br />
with Him. Without an <strong>in</strong>timate relationship with<br />
the Holy Spirit, we have noth<strong>in</strong>g to give. Our<br />
teach<strong>in</strong>gs will be lifeless and bear no fruit.<br />
If we do not worship first, then we stand and<br />
have noth<strong>in</strong>g to m<strong>in</strong>ister, because noth<strong>in</strong>g has<br />
been conceived <strong>in</strong> our spirit by the Spirit of God.<br />
When that happens, our church's worship time<br />
becomes a ritual that is empty and tends to steal<br />
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