Acknowledring that God Owns What He Created-Part 3

Acknowledging that God Owns What He Created-Part 3

Colossians 1:17 states, “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.  And he is the head of the body of the church: who is the beginning, the first born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”

       The last two days have laid a foundation for the Christian to music within the frame work of Colossians 1:17.  So, today we will learn that in all our musicing Christ must have the preeminence.  As the farmers would say back in Kansas, “you have to share the pig”.  However, I contend that we, as “sold out to Christ” musicians, must give Christ the entire pig.  It is impossible for Christ to have the preeminence in your musicing unless he owns all of your music and all of your musicing unto God.  Unless you have submitted all your musicing unto the lordship of Jesus Christ, God does not completely own music in your life and ministry.

       Remember that the religious humanist believes that his or her musicing is for the performer’s seekers aggrandizement and for the seekers enjoyment.  To the religious humanist church musician, church music is about the likes and dislikes of the musician and the seeker.  To this musicians thinking, Christ will be happy with whatever the seeker and the seeker’s friendly servant (the church musician)