Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

CHANGED IN HIS PRESENCE
We need to understand it delights Him when
we come to seek Him because we want to, not to
fulfill a religious obligation. God has been
longing for His people to come back to Him, not
just to accept Him, but to seek Him.
My heart breaks when I stand in services
and see the blank look on the faces of God's
people during the "worship time." They seem lost
as to why we are gathered together. They are
more interested in seeing who is sitting on the
front row rather than getting lost in worship.
They look around as the worship leader tries to
lead them into the presence of God. Sometimes
they want worship to end so they can get into the
Word.
One time I heard a preacher say to his
congregation, "It is more important that I teach
the Word than for the people to enter into
worship." As I heard him say this, my heart
broke. I thought to myself, "Is there anything
more important than worshipping God?" This is
the reason we were created. I was not created to
go to church, though it is important. I was not
created to hear a man preach, though it is
important. I was created to love and fellowship
with the One who created me. The Bible says:
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory
and honour and power: For thou hast created
all things [that includes you and me], and for
thy pleasure they are and were created (Rev.
4:11, KJV).
David was driven by his desire and passion
to worship God. He articulated his feelings in a
beautiful way in Psalm 42.
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