Changed in His Presence - Sam Hinn

There's a New Sound Coming
One of the greatest needs in corporate
worship today is that we must recover the
prototype of music that God gave to Solomon. In
the time of David the musicians ministered
before God continually. There was a constant
sound before God.
When Solomon dedicated the temple, he had
a whole staff of musicians whose chief job was to
minister before the Lord and to be in His
presence continually. They caused His power to
be released continually.
Indeed it came to pass, when the
trumpeters and singers were as one, to make
one sound to be heard in praising and
thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up
their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and
instruments of music, and praised the Lord,
saying: "For He is good, For His mercy
endures forever," that the house, the house of
the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the
priests could not continue ministering because
of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the
house of God (2 Chr. 5:13-14).
It is a foundational truth that music causes
the presence of God to come. Music invokes His
presence when it's pointed in His direction. In
the Old Testament, music was such an integral
part of being in the presence of God, yet today to
many believers, it's been reduced to an
insignificant and small part of worship. It's
background noise—filler. Pastors by the
thousands will say, "You play two songs, and
then I'll come and give the Word."
The reason we are to be filled with the Word
is that it teaches us, admonishes us and shows
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