Musical Ability Comes From God

Musical Ability Comes From God  

    I Peter 4:11 states, “if any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do is as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever, Amen.”

       As we well know, all musical ability comes from God the creator and owner of music.  So, the Christian musician who considers himself or herself a self-made musician is a religious humanist.  The Book says, “If any man minister let him do it as the ability which God giveth.”

       Contrary to popular thought among post-modern religious humanists, no church musician, performer, music educator, or dog catcher who muses unto God does so of his or her own ability.  If you are reveling in the fact that you studied trumpet at “prestigious University”, you have forgotten that your lips were formed in your mother’s womb by the very God who created you and owns music and music ability.  He foreknew that you were going to play trumpet. So, he formed your lips and your dental structure to make it possible for you to play trumpet well.

       This Bible lesson tells all Christian musicians that if they forget where they received their musical talents, their ability to music efficaciously will be hindered by the fact that God will not receive the glory for their musicing.