The Music Of God!
"But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying
and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners
were listening to them."
Acts 16: 25
As Christians, we have two great treasures of devotional
and theological richness—our Scriptures and our songs.
Scriptures are infallible; hymns are fallible, but valuable.
They are an endless source of joy for worshipers.
The Bible tells us to worship God with psalms, hymns, and
spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19). When we do, we tune to
a divine frequency. We're using the gift of music to enable
our prayers, our praises, and our proclamations.
We enjoy new songs for their freshness and exuberance.
But we appreciate older hymns because they have stood
the test of time and have become lodged in our memory
so we have lifelong internal collection of praises to reflect
upon.
But everything must be based on the infallible Word of God.
Some Christians keep a hymnal on their desk beside their
Bibles. When you have the message of God and the music
of God, you have a life of worship.
"Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest
praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of
song was given to man that he should proclaim the
Word of God through music."
Martin Luther
