Ephesians 4:1 states, I therefore a prisoner of
the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation where with ye are
called.”
In
this verse Paul is admonishing the Ephesian Christians to live a life that is consistent
with a Christian profession. Did you ever
wonder why he was admonishing Christians to act like Christians? Not only was it necessary to admonish them to
be what they professed, but is necessary for Christian musicians today to check
up on the way they act. When you give a
slight correction to the tenors because they are singing under pitch or when you
inform the sopranos that they are singing too loudly, do you do so with
gentleness?
We as
Christian musicians, need to stop our hurried pace long enough to check up on
whether our musicing and musical leadership is being carried out in a spirit of
Christian kindness and humility. When it
comes to the musicians that a musician leads, it is not “big I and little you”.
Verse
three of the fourth chapter of Ephesians is an admonishment Christians to “Make
every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (NIV).
We need to make sure that we are not more concerned with musical precision
than with Christ’s presence. Ouch! We should never hide a disgruntled attitude
under the disguise of being a musician who is a perfectionist and is working
with mediocre musicians.
We
need to remember that a perfect heart is much more important than a perfect
performance. With this said, I do
believe that God expects the best musical offering that we are able to give
Him. However, with that in mind, I still
believe that how a Christian musician acts in rehearsal and in performance is
more important than perfection of performance.
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