Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

The Call to Worship
I looked and saw a clear picture of a man
dressed like an old, traditional Santa Claus
sitting in a chair with a very large bag beside
him. On the other side of the bag I saw children
lined up as far as my eyes could see, one after
another, for what seemed like miles. I said,
"Lord, I don't understand. This man is like a
Santa Claus."
The Lord said, "Look again."
When I looked again I could focus on the
children's faces. They were such defeated,
dejected faces. No smiles or emotion—just
expressionless faces. As they one by one came to
the man in the chair, he would lift them up on
his knee and give them a gift from the bag. The
children, though, did not smile or show any signs
of gratefulness or love. They simply took their
gift and went on, just as emotionless as they had
come.
Then I heard the most astounding,
thundering voice say to me, "Tell My people that
I am not he. Tell them to love Me for who I am
and not what I have."
There is no earthly way to describe the
intensity of the pain I felt from those words. My
body was shaking and trembling. How could I
respond?
Again I heard the Lord speak to me and say,
"Sam, I want you to look to the right."
As He spoke those words to me, I was
surrounded by a holy and piercing light.
It was like a million suns in its strength, and
I felt its warmth and intensity as it touched my
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