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  (SERMON CLIP) SITTING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD
  by Zac Poonen
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the deep desire to dwell in the presence
of the Lord, seeking only to behold His beauty and glory without asking
for anything, as exemplified by figures like Moses and Isaiah. It
highlights the transformation that occurs when individuals encounter the
glory of God, leading to a realization of their own need and a shift in
perspective towards true righteousness found in Jesus Christ.

Topics: "Desire for God's Presence", "Transformation through Encountering God"
Scripture References: Psalm 27:4, Exodus 33:18, Isaiah 6:5, Acts 23:1, 1 Timothy 1:15

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This sermon emphasizes the deep desire to dwell in the presence of the
Lord, seeking only to behold His beauty and glory without asking for
anything, as exemplified by figures like Moses and Isaiah. It highlights
the transformation that occurs when individuals encounter the glory of
God, leading to a realization of their own need and a shift in
perspective towards true righteousness found in Jesus Christ.

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CONTENT
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There is only one thing I desire. I don't desire to be king. I don't
desire to be an elder.

I don't desire even to live. These enemies kill me, that's fine. I will
only seek one thing from my Lord and that is that I may dwell in the
house of the Lord all the days of my life.

Like we heard, not to ask Him for anything, not to tell Him anything,
just to sit and behold the beauty of the Lord and meditate in His
temple. How many of you know how to do that? We need a generation
growing up who knows how to sit in the presence of the Lord, asking for
nothing, saying nothing, just saying, Lord, let me see Your beauty, let
me see Your glory. Moses had that desire, Lord, show me Your glory.

God said, you can't see my glory and live, but I will show you a small
portion of it. The greatest men whom God has used in church history are
those who have had a longing to see the glory of God and when they see
the glory of God, they see their own need, like Isaiah. One day he saw
the glory of God and he was never the same after that because he saw
what he was.

And I believe that is why even a man like Paul, on one hand he could
say, like he said in Acts 23 verse 1, all my life I have lived with a
good conscience. What does that mean? I have never taken the Lord's name
in vain, I have never worshipped idols, I have honored my father and
mother, I have never committed adultery, I have never murdered anybody,
I have never stolen, I have never borne false witness in court against
anyone, I have kept the Sabbath faithfully, and then one day I found
Christ, and found all that was rubbish that I could glory in, that I
found the righteousness of Jesus, and I am justified. God looks at me as
I have never sinned in my life, and that same man in the same breath
would say, Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I
am number one.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/ERiTryThKZA.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/zac-poonen/sermon-clip-sitting-in-the-presence-of-the-lord/
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