Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE
people gasped as the sword sliced through the
meat. The ham will never be the same. The
people saw a visible change.
Imagine the effectiveness of the Word of God
that is alive and more powerful and sharper
than a sword. His Word not only divides between
the soul and spirit and the joints and marrow.
His Word discerns the thoughts and intents of
the heart. It goes beyond the natural and goes
right into the spirit. The Word knows what you
have said and why you have said it.
However, after God operates in your heart
with His Word, you won't be left in pieces like
the ham I chopped apart. The Holy Spirit will
come and begin the work of transforming your
heart and will make it like His heart. He will
intercede for us and will minister to those areas
that cause uncleanness to stain our hearts.
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our
weaknesses. For we do not know what we
should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit
Himself makes intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He
who searches the hearts knows what the mind
of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession
for the saints according to the will of God
(Rom. 8:26-27).
Our times of worship are like a mirror in
which we can see a reflection of our hearts. Once
we see what God sees, we can allow His Spirit to
operate and remove the things in us that do not
reflect his character.
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