Hello friends! Today's post is a little less structured and is mostly me thinking out loud.
Music is such a vital part of our everyday life. Unless you live in a cabin away in the mountains, you can't get away from it (even you, Sister Bates). :0) Just turn on the radio or watch television for a few moments -- for every news broadcast and ever commercial, there is a catchy tune playing. The past five years have been the 'reality television' age, which I am fairly sick of now..... But now music is even playing during actual programs! We are inundated with all kinds of background tracks and songs at all times. I saw this trend coming in when I saw an episode of Alias (starring Jennifer Garner) back in the mid 2000's. Now you can't imagine a television show or commercial without music.
Why do Hollywood and commercial advertisers spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on music soundtracks, jingles, etc.? The simple answer is because through music we receive subtle messages. You have probably found yourself humming or singing a tune out of the blue and you aren't sure what made you think of that melody. Where did it come from? When did I hear it? How did it get so dominate in my mind? Music is a tool that can excite, calm, comfort and cheer.
Church music is so extremely important that the word of God devotes much time and space to instruction. David talks of singing a new song unto the Lord. It was David that played music to comfort King Saul. It was music that sounded an alarm or the charge for battle. It was music that the angels played announcing the grand entrance of our Lord and Saviour into this world. One day it will be music that God will use to sound his return to this world. Be appreciative that God has chosen you to be a conduit through which music flows to his people! It is truly a sacred calling indeed.
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