DAVID, SOLOMON, AND ME
COMMENT ON CHRISTIAN MUSIC. Praises, prayers, confessions, curses, complaints, word games, “trust & obey”, “woe is me”, history, instructions, testimonies. Some folks think it is a more “holy” thing to sing psalms to the Lord. They might be right but they generally only sing one kind – songs of praise. The Psalms really give us room for lots of Christian music styles. I am glad! I love almost everything from blue grass to Handel’s Messiah. (With a large dose of Fanny Crosby.)SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Sitting on my sofa while watching TV, I feel like my sins are quite small and not overly abundant; I view them from an entirely different angle while sitting at the feet of Jesus. Little sins can make any kind of song sound like “sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.” The key is Colossians 3:16, “singing with grace in your hearts”. A heart that has lost its grace cannot sound like one that is full of grace. “Wonderful grace of Jesus, greater than all my sin…” (Haldor Lillenas, 1918)
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The problem as I see it today is lack of understanding of what is praise music and what should be worship music. ‘Come into His courts with praise’ a-men but when you get there Look up and then worship music is all that should be played and sung when in His Presence.(ie Throne Room music) David certainly knew the difference….Psalms of complaints, Psalms of grief, repentance, rejoicing, but also affirmation worship…..The Lord is My Shepherd. Majesty comes to mind to me as the finest example of worship music …not a hymn. not grand music but with the ability to take people focus off ‘themselves’ and even the people ‘up front’ or ‘around’ and focus on HIM. thanks for post.
I learned so much from songs. Paul says to speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. And I have trouble with one thinking they can worship just because the song is a worship song. “Sounding brass and tinkling cymbals” I like “Pass me not, Oh gentle Savior, hear my humble cry….” Many people who spend their quote of time on Sunday morning in “praise and worship” know diddly-squat about the Bible and most of them will not consider coming an hour earlier in order to go to a Bible class. Or Sunday evening? Are you kidding? I’m harsh, huh? I agree that if the worship were truly worship the Lord can put a hunger in the heart for study and prayer. But I still think there needs to be teaching of the Word in song and sermon. Hope I’m disagreeing agreeable. 😀
Like you, Oneta my taste in music covers a wide array of genres. I too noticed since putting everything else aside until after Devotional and prayer time how much longer my prayers go on and on. I’m remarkably good with this as I recall my mental state when I used to listen to the news first. This is a lovely post, Oneta.
Thanks, Roo. Devotions are wonderful when you have remained focused and quiet in spirit to the point of not wanting to move on to the rest of the day. And the days seem to go better with that start. 😀