Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

The Call to Worship
overwhelming presence of the God all over my
body. It was almost electric and numbing.
Now, I knew He was in the room. I was
afraid to open my eyes because I completely
expected to see Him. I could sense Him right in
front of me.
I cried out, "No, Lord, I can't!" I was sure if I
would just open my eyes, I would see Him. The
fear of God was real. I was lying face down on
the ground. When I finally raised my head and
opened my eyes, I found myself gazing at
beautiful, strong, holy feet.
I honestly thought to myself, "This was a
great way to die." Who was I to see such a man,
so full of love for His people? Then I felt hands
underneath my shoulders, pulling me to my feet
and helping me stand up. His chest was at my
eye level. I could not see His face, but-oh-how I
knew it was Him! The only words I could use to
describe what I saw would be strength and love.
I knew He was about to give me the desire of
my heart—that which I had asked for
continually during my worship—that I might
touch Him and minister to Him.
I said to Him, "Lord, I am so glad You have a
glorified body, because I want to give You the
best hug You have ever had, and I don't want to
bruise You."
I stretched my arms to embrace Him and
heard Him say, "Sam, minister to Me."
As I hugged Him I could feel tears hit my
shoulder. Each tear fell with such force that it
seemed to weigh a few pounds. I said to Him,
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