St. Matthew 2:6 states, “And thou Bethlehem, in the
land of Judah, art thou not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of
thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.” St.
Matthew quoted this Scripture taken from Micah 5:2. The occasion was when the wise men from the
east came to Jerusalem to enquire of Herod where they might find the Christ
child. Herod immediately sent for the
chief priests and scribes who made reference to the well-known prophesy in the
book of Micah.
Think
of it, little insignificant Bethlehem Ephratah was the chosen place for the birth
of God’s son Jesus Christ. It certainly
was not a large significant impressive important city to most people’s thinking
at the time of the birth of Christ. As a
matter of fact it was identified as the least of the cities of the princes of
Israel. However, God used it and it is
remembered among the great cities of ancient Israel.
Where
are you Christian musician? Has God
placed you in the middle of nowhere, way out there in Smirgly Junction? Do people who happen to blink when they pass
through the place where you are called to minister miss the whole town? Has the Department of Transportation built a
bypass that completely misses your complete town? Ate you catching on? You may not be ministering in Chicago, San
Francisco or New York City, but the place where God has called you to minister
is still important to God’s kingdom. Little
Bethlehem became the birth place of our precious Savior. Shepherds on a nearby hillside were visited
by the heavenly hosts and held the first Christian worship service for our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ. Think of it,
they experienced Christ’s presence first as they worshiped Him with music.
Take
heart, you may not have a huge choir or orchestra. The stage setting for your Christmas
production may not cost 200,000 dollars but you are still vital to the kingdom
of God as you honor Him during this Christmas season. God has made it possible for you to touch
lives with your Christmas musicing. Make
sure that your worship is genuine in order that God may anoint your production
in order that it may honor and glorify Him.
Make sure that your musicing is vital and real as you tell the old, old
story of Jesus and his love for all mankind.
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