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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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