The Work of the Holy Spirit in Music Ministry-Part 4
Church
musicians are commanded in Ephesians and Colossians to "speak", to
"make melody" and to "sing with grace in the heart". Dr.
Godbey states that these verses in Ephesians
. . . establish the fact that the Holy Ghost not only fills
the heart, but opens the mouth and makes us sing, and speak fluently an
indefatigably for God. It is simply awful to spend an hour in a fashionable
city church listening to Satan's giggling choir squeal out a few operatic
songs, utterly unintelligible to the congregation sitting dumb as tombstones .
. Rest assured the Holy Ghost always makes people sing. So when a congregation
quits singing, they have already become a good missionary field.[i]
Sometimes we lead our congregations down wandering paths as
we try to substitute gimmicks for a lack of spiritual power and interest in our
music ministry. Holy Spirit filled music
ministry is as Matthew Henry expresses, “A gospel ordinance: it is an ordinance
of God, and appointed to his glory.” [ii] Music ministry is not a platform for our personal
preferences. I have witnessed the anointing of the Holy Spirit on various
groups and individuals as they honored Him and ministered under the divine
influence. Therefore, I am forever
convinced that we as 21st century church musicians can and must have
the anointing and power of the Holy Spirit upon our public music ministry if
our musicing is going to be efficacious.
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