What Music?

 

It occurs to me that most “Christians” have it all wrong – we think that if we don’t change our ways that God will judge us (well, perhaps some of us do, I’m not sure) – we are too stupid to see that the things that are happening are not a possible prelude to judgment, but that they are God’s judgment – both within and without the professing church. (Romans 1, 2 Thessalonians 2).

 

If God’s Word is not penetrating our inner beings (Hebrews 4:12 – 13), if we are not engaged in deep intercessory repentance (Daniel 9), and not asking God to search us and try us (Psalm 19:12-14; 139:23-24), then think and say what we want – we have sold our birthright for a mess of pottage, have despised our inheritance, delivered our children to Molech, have prostituted ourselves, and are a wicked people, an apostate church.

 

The lampstand of the Ephesian church (Rev. 2:1ff) was not going to be removed because they taught false doctrine, they were commended for their discernment – it was going to be removed because they had left their first love – Jesus Christ.

 

Does anyone still love Jesus Christ?

 

Do I?

 

Do we?

 

Do you?

 

If so, what does that love actually look like? Is it obvious to others? Are we talking about Jesus or about our Americanism, our consumer-driven Christianity, our health and wealth? Where is the Christ of the Cross and the Cross of Christ (Galatians 2:20; 6:14).

 

Don’t play me music on a piano tuned to anything other than the Lord Jesus Christ – the Christ of the Cross and the Cross of Christ.

 

What music are you listening to, what music are you responding to?