Remembering God When We Ponder Success

Remembering God When We Ponder Success

Job 38:4-6, “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.  Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?  Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”

            Sometimes successful Christian musicians become quite smug and feel self-sufficient.  Job was successful as a father, husband, and business man.  Furthermore, God, who knows everything, said to Satan in Job 1:8 “Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?”  Every Christian musician should ponder on what God tells Satan about him or her. 

            We all need to remember that any musical success in this life has come about because God bestowed the musical ability on that musician that made successful musicing possible.  Our knowledge is incomplete and our time on this earth is short at best.  We should all ponder on the question, “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?”  Based on who we are and our dependence on God we should all begin and end each day praising god for who He is and what He has done, and what He will do for us if He sustains our life another day.