Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />
Her door began to open, and she peeked out.<br />
I saw her little face light up. Her smile was so<br />
wide. I knew she could see the gifts right beh<strong>in</strong>d<br />
me under the tree.<br />
I crouched down on my knees wait<strong>in</strong>g for her<br />
to run <strong>in</strong>to my arms. Her blonde hair was<br />
bounc<strong>in</strong>g up and down as she ran down the<br />
hallway. I stretched out my arms to embrace her<br />
and she ran as fast as she could right past me.<br />
She didn't seem to notice me at all. She ran after<br />
all the gifts but ignored me.<br />
My heart was broken. I was the one who gave<br />
her all those gifts. I was the one who paid the<br />
price for her to have them. I turned around to<br />
see her unwrapp<strong>in</strong>g all the gifts.<br />
Then the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said,<br />
"Son, this is the way it is <strong>in</strong> the church. They<br />
want My gifts, but are ignor<strong>in</strong>g Me."<br />
Today many cry out for the Spirit of God.<br />
They want the Spirit to give them more faith,<br />
joy, peace, heal<strong>in</strong>g or deliverance. We must<br />
remember that He is not just the Spirit of God.<br />
He is the Holy Spirit of God. When we embrace<br />
<strong>His</strong> hol<strong>in</strong>ess, He will touch us with <strong>His</strong> Spirit.<br />
When our hearts desire Him more than all<br />
<strong>His</strong> gifts, God will give us the Holy Spirit who<br />
will help enable us to be holy. David wrote:<br />
Oh, worship the Lord <strong>in</strong> the beauty of<br />
hol<strong>in</strong>ess! Tremble before Him, all the earth<br />
(Ps. 96:9).<br />
The call to worship is a call to hol<strong>in</strong>ess. God<br />
is not just call<strong>in</strong>g us to worship Him <strong>in</strong> the<br />
beauty of hol<strong>in</strong>ess, but to live <strong>in</strong> the beauty of<br />
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