Do Not Get too busy to Reach Out to Others

                                                   Do Not Get too Busy to Reach Out to Others 

Isaiah 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

       The prophet Isaiah had a big job to do!  The Jewish nation had fallen into idolatry.  Their sin was great and they were very needy spiritually.  Sounds like today doesn’t it?  As a Christian musician you will have opportunities to minister to needy people.  It won’t be easy to take the time to minister to the musicians who you come into contact with.   Church musicians and private music lesson teachers are busy people.  Don’t let yourself get so pre-occupied with the music part of music ministry that you forget to reach out to those you minister to and to those on your own ministry team.

       In order to be able to help others you must be in regular communication with God the source of real help.  If you are going to feed others you must first be fed.  If you are going to lift up your voice “like a trumpet” you must be on top spiritually.

       This scripture states that we are to show people their sins and transgressions.  Wow! I don’t know any music minister that enjoys pointing out other’s sins.  If we are not careful we will go through life sort of doing God’s work while we miss the real point of being His ministering servants.  If those whom we come in contact with continue in sin and miss heaven, we have failed them no matter how much music we teach them.  We must remember that they will not make it to heaven if they continue sinning or have unconfessed sin in their lives. 

       The real importance of music is that it is a ministering tool and a worship tool.  The music part of music is important, but it is not the main thing.  Getting ready for heaven is the main thing.  The most important thing to remember about church music is that it a means of grace.