Thought for the
day-The Noise of Your Songs
Christian musicians should always remember to be as careful
in “tuning” their hearts as they are in tuning their instruments and singing in
tune.
Old Testament Priests “sounded an alarm”
Joel 2:1 states, “Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an
alarm in the holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for
the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand.”
The prophet
Joel commanded the priests to blow an alarm with the shofar (7782) which was a
ram’s horn. Blasts of this powerful
instrument, although not a melodic musical instrument, were used to sound an
alarm for the people of Israel to hear.
All assemblies if the children of Israel were signaled by blasts of the
shofar. On this particular occasion the
message of the prophet was that the Day of Judgment or punishment was about to
happen.
Church
musicians have no less responsibility in the twenty-first century. They are set apart by God to be “kings and
priests” unto God (Revelation 1:6) to sound out the message of God’s love and
judgment. All Christian musicians have
the responsibility to sound out the message that God has said that, “I will pour
out my Spirit upon all flesh…” (Acts 2:17 & Joel 2:28). In the time of the
prophet Joel, God’s justice was tempered with mercy if men and women would
repent.
Musicians
today have a wonderful opportunity to sound the trumpet and tell this
post-modern generation that God has promised to pour out his Spirit on those
who will repent and do his will. So,
Christian musicians should be reminded of the importance of their musicing
today. We as Christian musicians may not
see how the problems of this generation can be worked out. However, we should remember that it is our responsibility
to be “good and faithful” servants by sounding the trumpet of alarm, and it is
God’s responsibility to meet their spiritual needs
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