Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods. The gods of other nations are mere idols, but the Lord made the heavens!” Psalm 96:5
You might say that I am a music nut. I love music. Ok, to be honest there is some music I like better than others, but by and large—most music is great. I discovered something recently that I find to be quite a mystery. I have satellite radio in my car and because of that I have access to a large selection of music. I have several buttons preset so I can easily access my favorites. Number one is modern or contemporary Christian. Number two is smooth jazz—oh, I like that one. Then come the decades of my youth—sixties and seventies. And then comes the mystery—the fifties. Let me explain.
For some reason I find that I enjoy that station…a lot. But more surprising, I know almost every song that is played. I think that kinda odd. My parents certainly didn’t listen to much of the radio, my older brothers and sisters were mostly grown by the time I came along last and the sisters next to me were sixties gals. So where did it come from and how? I don’t have a clue. All I know for certain is that I like what I hear.
They say that variety is the spice of life, and I must agree and that might explain my love for most music. When it comes to worship (the music we do that talks about God) I have two favorite instruments and guess what? They don’t go together either. First, I love drums. I can’t play the drums. I have no rhythm—in fact I struggle to clap to the beat but all of that doesn’t change my love to both watch and hear them being played. Now in direct contrast to that is the violin. There is something sweet, almost precious, about the sound of a violin. Its melodic sound can quickly sweep me away in worship.
So how is it that I can like such a variety of music and two instruments that are such opposites? I think the answer is simply at the center of it all is my love for music. That seems to top everything else. So, you are just as likely to see me patting my foot to southern gospel as you are to a piece of the classics. I think this love for the central thing might help us in our God stuff. You see, if we keep the focus on Him, all the stuff on the sidelines doesn’t matter nearly as much. It’s nice to know that no matter where I worship…I can worship because it isn’t the music that owns me…He does.
So, I hope music is a big part of your life. And more importantly…I hope the God who created it is too. As you journey in life, learn to appreciate the Creator and the rest will fall into place. The reason is simple. As His book puts it, “Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods.” There you go. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised no matter what, He’s got this.” Bro. Dewayne
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