I know that God
delights in music because according to scripture, His most perfect creature
(before he was marred by sin) was Lucifer who was a musical being. I ask myself
this question what is it in songs that moves God so much? We, human beings have
been created to delight the soul of our creator. So, I guess we are mandated to
sing. But most times we sing to the wrong person and even for the wrong
reasons.
As a person, I'm so
into songs. Before I got born again, we had neighbors that loved to play loud,
worldly music (Two members of that family eventually got born again so that has
drastically reduced now. Thanks be to God). But for some strange reason, which
I now discern as God calling me, I never fancied the songs. The noise irritated
me, the words were 90% of the time meaningless, and even sometimes, what
supposed to be sweet harmonious music turned out to be a big jumble of off-key
and off-beat repetitions. I used to wonder what used to excite the people
listening and dancing to those songs. Even then I made up my mind never ever to
like those kinds of music. When I eventually met Jesus and He put His Holy
Spirit in me, the dislike I had for such songs intensified to loathing. I
remember a particular occasion: we had a talent show in my secondary school
then and a Disc Jockey was playing the worldly music and the whole hall was
reverberating with the echo of students singing along with the artiste while
some were even showcasing their talent as dancing to such worldly music. I felt
so nauseated that I knew if I stayed any longer I would either pass out or
vomit. I could not stand it anymore and
so I hurriedly left the area. No one but I and the Holy spirit knew and understood what happened to me on
that fateful day. I went to an empty class to cry to God to revive the love for
the true worship of Him in the hearts of men.
Songs are
mysterious. They have a way of connecting all realms together.
THE PHYSICAL REALM
THE SPIRITUAL REALM
THE BRIDGE WHICH IS
THE SOUL
The kingdom of darkness knows this and are
using this medium to transmit all sorts of demons into blinded lives: the songs in the dark realm, though they may
stir up the sensual desires of our fallen flesh, trigger the operation of
demonic spirits in people. We, as agents of light, must counteract their evil
operations by ushering in the Holy Spirit of God through our spiritual songs.
Ephesians 5:19 says,
" Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
Let us be proud to
sing spiritual songs (and I mean songs inspired by the Holy spirit coz not
every song under the tag 'gospel music'
actually pleases God). Make it your phone's ring tone. Hum it while you work.
Sing it out loud in your bathroom. Play the music in your home stereo, in your
car, during celebrations like birthdays, weddings, anniversaries e.t.c. Let the
high praises of God ring aloud in your mouth. It's a mystery. There is a power
in it; make it work for you and make God happy.
Singing gospel songs isn't so easy particularly when one is surrounded by unbelievers. May God make me proud to sing His praise publicly.
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