Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn
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There's a New Sound Com<strong>in</strong>g<br />
One of the greatest needs <strong>in</strong> corporate<br />
worship today is that we must recover the<br />
prototype of music that God gave to Solomon. In<br />
the time of David the musicians m<strong>in</strong>istered<br />
before God cont<strong>in</strong>ually. There was a constant<br />
sound before God.<br />
When Solomon dedicated the temple, he had<br />
a whole staff of musicians whose chief job was to<br />
m<strong>in</strong>ister before the Lord and to be <strong>in</strong> <strong>His</strong><br />
presence cont<strong>in</strong>ually. They caused <strong>His</strong> power to<br />
be released cont<strong>in</strong>ually.<br />
Indeed it came to pass, when the<br />
trumpeters and s<strong>in</strong>gers were as one, to make<br />
one sound to be heard <strong>in</strong> prais<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
thank<strong>in</strong>g the Lord, and when they lifted up<br />
their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and<br />
<strong>in</strong>struments of music, and praised the Lord,<br />
say<strong>in</strong>g: "For He is good, For <strong>His</strong> mercy<br />
endures forever," that the house, the house of<br />
the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the<br />
priests could not cont<strong>in</strong>ue m<strong>in</strong>ister<strong>in</strong>g because<br />
of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the<br />
house of God (2 Chr. 5:13-14).<br />
It is a foundational truth that music causes<br />
the presence of God to come. Music <strong>in</strong>vokes <strong>His</strong><br />
presence when it's po<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> <strong>His</strong> direction. In<br />
the Old Testament, music was such an <strong>in</strong>tegral<br />
part of be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the presence of God, yet today to<br />
many believers, it's been reduced to an<br />
<strong>in</strong>significant and small part of worship. It's<br />
background noise—filler. Pastors by the<br />
thousands will say, "You play two songs, and<br />
then I'll come and give the Word."<br />
The reason we are to be filled with the Word<br />
is that it teaches us, admonishes us and shows<br />
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