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Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

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CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE<br />

One day God dealt with my heart about this<br />

issue. What He showed me was that praise and<br />

worship were never meant to be disconnected<br />

from one another. Praise and worship work<br />

together. If I don't know who God is, I can't<br />

really praise Him for what He has done. When I<br />

choose to praise Him, I ask Him to br<strong>in</strong>g me <strong>in</strong>to<br />

<strong>His</strong> presence. As I fellowship with Him there<br />

and get to know Him, my heart is drawn more<br />

and more irresistibly to Him <strong>in</strong> love. At that<br />

po<strong>in</strong>t, I worship Him. Praise <strong>in</strong>troduces me to<br />

who He is, and worship is when I give Him my<br />

heart.<br />

Just as worship comes from your <strong>in</strong>nermost<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g, so praise also comes from your <strong>in</strong>nermost<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

I believe the real difference between praise<br />

and worship is praise is an act of my will,<br />

whereas worship flows out of my spirit.<br />

Throughout the Psalms David declared, "I will<br />

praise You."<br />

I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all<br />

my heart, And I will glorify Your name<br />

forevermore (Ps. 86:12).<br />

David determ<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> advance that no matter<br />

what happened or how he felt, he would praise<br />

God. One of the greatest examples of this is<br />

found <strong>in</strong> the story of Jacob, Rachel and Leah (see<br />

Gen. 29:5-35). This is the first mention of the<br />

word praise <strong>in</strong> Scripture.<br />

Praise <strong>in</strong> the Midst of Heartache<br />

Jacob's father sent him on a mission to f<strong>in</strong>d a<br />

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