Staying off the exit ramps-part 4

       The church at Philadelphia consisted of men and women who were living sacrifices.  How do we know? We know because He who is just and true declared, “I know your works,” your deeds.  Dead sacrifices are incapable of working for God.  Dead sacrifices never do anything – because they are dead. Christian musicians should be known for not only for what they don’t do, but also for what you do for the Kingdom of God. 

        God has set before you an opened door, therefore you do not have to open it.  You don’t have to worry about man shutting it in your face. Take the musical tools that God has given you and purpose to walk through God’s opened door.

      Sixth and finally (oh! don’t you love those words “and finally”), you as a Christian musician, must recognize that you have “little strength” (mikroteros-3399, dunamis-1411).  In relation to the huge task of musicing, teaching others to music, and leading the Church of Jesus Christ in musing unto God, your strength is what the Bible calls “little strength”.  However, it also says that you can be full of strength for Philippians 4:13 boldly states, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”  The word strengtheneth is derived from the word endunameoo (1743) which means to empower or enable.  Furthermore, Acts 1:8a states, “...ye shall receive power (dunamis 1411- miraculous power, strength, might), after the Holy Ghost is come upon you...”