Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />
not want to be rebuked. The atmosphere around<br />
me would change because I could no longer<br />
express my heart to God. I began to wonder if I<br />
could ever worship God <strong>in</strong> spirit.<br />
I believe with all my heart the gift of tongues<br />
is a great attribute to my Christian life, but<br />
worship is not cont<strong>in</strong>gent on the gift of tongues.<br />
Worship is to flow out of my spirit to God. We<br />
need to remember the benefits that come from<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g filled with the Holy Spirit are not just<br />
speak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> tongues. The Holy Spirit's desire is<br />
to fill every believer, enabl<strong>in</strong>g him not only to<br />
speak <strong>in</strong> tongues, but to worship God <strong>in</strong> spirit<br />
and truth.<br />
And do not be drunk with w<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>in</strong> which<br />
is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,<br />
speak<strong>in</strong>g to one another <strong>in</strong> psalms and hymns<br />
and spiritual songs, s<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g and mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
melody <strong>in</strong> your heart to the Lord (Eph. 5:18-<br />
19).<br />
The call of the Holy Spirit is, "Be filled." This<br />
is a cont<strong>in</strong>uous <strong>in</strong>fill<strong>in</strong>g, with an overflow<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
the Holy Spirit.<br />
Worship <strong>in</strong> Truth<br />
Sometimes even if we understand what it is<br />
to worship Him <strong>in</strong> spirit, we don't know what it<br />
means to worship him <strong>in</strong> truth. We know from<br />
David that if we love the Lord with all of our<br />
hearts that we are to walk <strong>in</strong> truth, but what is<br />
this truth He desires <strong>in</strong> our worship? Does God<br />
mean when I worship Him I need to be sure not<br />
to lie to him? He not only wants me to worship <strong>in</strong><br />
truth, He wants me to walk <strong>in</strong> truth. He desires<br />
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