Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. (Psalm 89:52, KVJ, emphasis mine.)
“See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.” (Deuteronomy 32:29) You know what? I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated that people have to judge biased to anothers. Worse, Christians have to judge other people by whatever they do. Isn't it a bit draining? Meanwhile, we can't agree on one of the simpler things in life: music. Take the modern Christian Contemporary Music, the new musical movement that started on the 60's. It has become a full-fledged ministry. Many singers and groups -you name them- are from this gap of movement. Still, many discredit this as a false music! Many people think that putting a beat up to a Christian lyric is from the devil. Why? If God created music, He knew that was to praise Him! And I'm conscious that some types of music aren't appropiate for this, but the term is just a misnomer. It should be "music with Christian lyrics", and anyone can write. Others say because it is a spiritual milk, not like the hymns, that have a spiritual strenght to. I'm not discrediting hymns- I love them-, but this doesn't mean we can't have music with an upbeat tempo. The bigger controversy is rock. Rock is just... music! Rhythm! Just because some... people don't use it the way they're supposed to do doesn't make it condemned. Just because someone uses a pop/rock tempo in a Christian song doesn't make it condemned, neither. I know that metal is just plain creepy -and crosses the line-, and many put up an emotional show of powers, but that doesn't make it satanic. Am I from the devil for hearing a song with a tempo and repetitive chorus? NO!!! What is your postition with music? As a young generation, what are you supposed to hear? Many preffer secular music to hearing CCM, and many prefer anything to that. What is Christian? What can I sing that won't harm nobody? It just makes me angry, sad, and annoyed. Where are those who are open to worship with any beat -minding what it should be appropiate-, those who can sing "I'm not ashamed" with its rock-like tempo and not be judged? When will it be time for us to have shows that we want, songs that we want, music that we want? I know that we shold keep holiness every day, but thi doesn't mean to shut ourselves down on life. WE have one life to live, one life to sing, one and we shouldn't criticize someone that wants to use a beat that looks like pop, rock or R & B. What can we sing that will make everybody happy!!!???? What can I sing, what can I sing, to the glory of the Lord? Uno hace diferencia entre día y día; otro juzga iguales todos los días. Cada uno esté plenamente convencido en su propia mente. El que hace caso del día, lo hace para el Señor; y el que no hace caso del día, para el Señor no lo hace. El que come, para el Señor come, porque da gracias a Dios; y el que no come, para el Señor no come, y da gracias a Dios. (Romanos 14:5-6) !Vaya! Escribo un "devo-blog", y no he dormido casi toda la noche. Para el que no me conoce, soy un fan de Hillsong. Me encanta sus himnos con forma de rock, pero que no se apodera del mensaje. Sea lo que sea, yo sé que Dios me ha ministrado en algunos de sus himnos. Y sí, es en inglés. Pero no es el propósito. Estaba escuchando "Emmanuel" el miércoles pasado. Es un tema simple, pero profundo, por lo menos para mí. Y esto lo dice en Isaías: Por tanto, el Señor mismo os dará señal: He aquí que la virgen concebirá, y dará a luz un hijo, y llamará su nombre Emanuel. (Isaías 7:14) Emanuel quiere decir "Dios con nosotros". Sólo eso. Ya. Pero una definición en tres palabras dice mucho del carácter de Dios en nuestras vidas. Siempre está con nosotros, y nunca nos dejará. Y ‘el significa Dios. Y lo más hermoso es que la profecía se cumplió con María, quien tuvo a su hijo Jesús. Dice la Palabra: Y ahora, concebirás en tu vientre, y darás a luz un hijo, y llamarás su nombre JESÚS. (Lucas 1:31) Jesús quiere decir "salvador". Dios ya le preparó el nombre de muchas personas en la Biblia, ¿cómo no lo preparará para Su Hijo? Dios con nosotros, es el Salvador del mundo. No sé; no iba a hablar de esto. Iba a hablar sobre el trabajo (el que no trabaja, !que no coma!). Pero hay algo que quisiera que mediten: Extendí mis manos a ti, mi alma a ti como la tierra sedienta. (Salmos 143:6) |
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