Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />
my bed <strong>in</strong> hell, behold, You are there. If I take<br />
the w<strong>in</strong>gs of the morn<strong>in</strong>g, And dwell <strong>in</strong> the<br />
uttermost parts of sea, Even there Your hand<br />
shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold<br />
me (Ps. 139:7-10).<br />
Solomon made this profound statement while<br />
stand<strong>in</strong>g at the altar of God.<br />
But will God <strong>in</strong>deed dwell on the earth?<br />
Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens<br />
cannot conta<strong>in</strong> You. How much less this<br />
temple which I have built! (1 K<strong>in</strong>. 8:27)<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce God's omnipresence fills the earth, He<br />
would be surround<strong>in</strong>g all worshippers. So there<br />
must be another manifestation of <strong>His</strong> presence<br />
that "seeks out" worshippers. He does not fill the<br />
earth with this expression of Himself, but<br />
manifests it to <strong>in</strong>dividuals. We can actually<br />
"enter" this presence.<br />
Serve the Lord with gladness;<br />
Come before <strong>His</strong> presence with s<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Know that the Lord, He is God;<br />
It is He who has made us, and not we<br />
ourselves;<br />
We are <strong>His</strong> people and the sheep of <strong>His</strong><br />
pasture (Ps. 100:2-3).<br />
There is so much time wasted when people<br />
come <strong>in</strong>to the presence of God and then leave.<br />
We spend a lot of time go<strong>in</strong>g back and forth, <strong>in</strong><br />
and out of <strong>His</strong> presence. It's no wonder we<br />
struggle to get there.<br />
We can stay <strong>in</strong> God's presence cont<strong>in</strong>uously<br />
when we worship Him <strong>in</strong> spirit and truth. God is<br />
a Spirit be<strong>in</strong>g and those who worship Him must<br />
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