Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

The Call to Worship
So, we began to sing. We sang all my favorite
songs, one after the next, waiting for Him to
come and touch us. After about forty-five
minutes I had finished all the songs I knew, but
I began to feel as though someone had turned on
the heat in the room. It was getting warmer and
warmer, but this heat went right to the heart.
Then the Lord asked me a question that
today still rings inside my heart. He said, "Sam,
how much do you love Me?"
I said, with tears flowing like a river, "Lord, I
love You with all my heart and with all my life."
There was nothing that could have prepared
me for what He asked next. He said, "If your
wife and baby were taken from you, would your
love for Me change?"
(Please let me make it clear that He said, "If
your wife and baby were taken from you." He
never said, "If I were to take them from you." I
don't believe that is the way He tests our love.)
I wanted to quickly respond to that question,
but a holy reverence came over me, and I
realized how critical it was for my answer to be
honest. I knew it was my choice and my decision
to make. At that moment I felt a void in my
heart. Could I really love him unconditionally,
even if something tragic were to happen? After a
few minutes had passed, I was able to respond
overwhelmingly, "Yes, Lord, I will love You
unconditionally, for You loved me
unconditionally."
I have never felt such a tender moment with
God as I did then. It was my own decision. My
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