A New Song of Renovated Character

A New Song of Renovated Character

Psalm 144:9 states, “I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.”

       Christian musicians have been born of the Spirit and have passed from spiritual death unto life.  God has so thoroughly renovated their inner character that they have actually put off the old man and by his saving power have put on the new man.  Old things of the old life and of the old sinful man have passed away and behold all things have become new (see II Corinthians 5:17).  God’s saving power has made his musicians new men and women.  For more information on the new man you should read Ephesians 2:15, 4:24, and Col. 3:10.

       It only stands to reason that this new musician with a new inner character should sing and play a new song. This new song is new because it is a song of renovated higher character. Therefore, it is a much better song.

       As a Christian musician ask the Lord to give you a new song—one that is of a different character than the song you sang when you were dead in trespasses and sins (see Eph. 2:1).  Make sure that the music part of the song you offer unto God is of a changed character.  The music part of the music of the new man should represent the new changed life.  Changing your music may be painful to you as a musician but it is necessary if your musicing is going to truly represent the life of a Christian.

                                      Thought for the day 

Christ is not merely an added Dimension to the Christian’s life.  God is not merely added to one’s old life.  The same concept is true of a musician’s musicing.  The born again Christian musician does not merely add some songs about Jesus to his or her songs about what goes on in the life of one who is dead in trespasses and sins.