Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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Fellowship With God<br />
My meet<strong>in</strong>g with my uncle is the best way I<br />
know to describe the difference between<br />
relationship and fellowship. Relationship def<strong>in</strong>es<br />
who we are, but fellowship def<strong>in</strong>es who we know.<br />
I was related to my uncle, but I did not know<br />
him.<br />
I wonder how many <strong>in</strong> the body of Christ<br />
have a relationship with God but have no<br />
fellowship with Him. They th<strong>in</strong>k they know Him<br />
because of what others have told them about<br />
Him, but they themselves have no real<br />
fellowship with the liv<strong>in</strong>g God.<br />
Relationship does not replace fellowship.<br />
What a privilege we have to come and to know<br />
the liv<strong>in</strong>g God! He desires us as much as we<br />
desire Him. He longs for our fellowship as much<br />
as we desire <strong>His</strong>. I pray we never lose our<br />
hunger to know Him.<br />
I can't count the number of times people ask<br />
the question, "What happens after I have<br />
entered <strong>in</strong>to <strong>His</strong> presence? What do I do then?" I<br />
believe there are many th<strong>in</strong>gs that will happen<br />
when you come <strong>in</strong>to the presence of God. But the<br />
most important is that we enter <strong>in</strong>to a fellowship<br />
with God. The more time we spend <strong>in</strong> fellowship,<br />
the more God changes us to be like Him.<br />
Worship leads us <strong>in</strong>to fellowship with God.<br />
That is what we do when we come <strong>in</strong>to <strong>His</strong><br />
presence.<br />
From the very beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g, God has always<br />
sought fellowship with <strong>His</strong> creation, mank<strong>in</strong>d.<br />
When we read the account of Adam and Eve <strong>in</strong><br />
Genesis, we see a situation where man was<br />
given so much, all for him to enjoy, because God<br />
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