Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
Every Sunday at my
church, from about 9:30-10am, we participate in an awesome session called
Search the Scriptures. For people familiar with church, other
churches refer to it as "Sunday School". Two weeks ago we
discussed "Contemporary Social Vices: The Christian View".
In short, it exposed and discussed newly devised sets of sins and vicious vices
we "new generation" Christians should be careful of.
It was that Sunday and
weeks leading up, that God decided and worked in my spirit to give up GOSPEL
RAP. One, I have never really listened to rap. I was blessed to be raised
in a home that reverenced God and did away with secular music, which means
music of the World that doesn’t include the words of God. So when I started
deviating from Christen songs on Christian radio stations like Star 99.1,and
listening to whoever rapper was out in 2007,2008 it would have to be done out
of the house. Luckily in college I didn't have my parents watching when I was
bumping to J. Cole and Jay-Z, but God sure was! Anyway, it was never a staple
in my life, but because I had listened to it, it had gratified my flesh
and those instrumental, beats, along with the words were now planted and
sowed seeds into my life.
Galatians 6:8 reads:
For
he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that
soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Point Blank. Period.
Gospel rap and high jumping electrical flesh pulsing music gratifies the flesh. And when the flesh is
gratified corruption is reaped and everlasting life through
gratifying your spirit is missed.
But then you may ask,
but Janet the words in the Gospel Rap songs are holy. They preach the word of
God and that speaks to my spirit, so what's wrong with it? Well my sister and
brother let me tell you what the word of God says about music. Before then,
let’s keep in mind this verse:
Hebrew 13:8-9
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for
ever.
Be
not carried about with divers and strange doctrines.
God has direction, advice, and
instruction on all things. Music is no different.
Colossians 3:16 reads:
admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
The songs of David, which was being referred to
in the Colossians verse above, was spiritual and had a soothing effect. Same
with what God wants to do daily in our hearts and spirit. He wants to
soothe us, give us peace, comfort us, and not have our minds, bodies, and
spirit racing, thumbing, and screaming like music of that effect. Ever
think of that?
In heaven Revelation 14:2 reads:
"And I heard a voice from heaven, as a voice of
many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of
harpers harping with their harps.
If you have read or not read the bible,
although I encourage you to, when you think of heaven you think of paradise.
In paradise we think of peace and tranquility. Revelation confirms
these thoughts and backs them up with other scriptures that describe the eternal
home for those who exclusively choose to worship Jesus, heaven. The
verse describes the lovely songs that will be there and it is of
harps and of peace. Not of Gospel rap because it quote on quote is the cool
thing to do, or its quote on quote what appeals to this generation,
or whatever inquires want to be given. So to answering the question, can one
listen to the Gospel rap because the words may bring glory to God, NO. We
no longer as Christians, Born again, do things on our own or do things like the world.
We are ruled and choose to have God, through Jesus give us
the instructions in doing all things. Our music is to move away
from perversion and return to it's original, inspirational,
and edifying context.
So you've realized and identified Gospel
Rap, and any other music that has strayed far away from the context God
permitted it to be. You realize you want to pursue Jesus but nothing
is happening in your life and your heart feels burden..
Sister, brother as you and I are both
victims of contemporary vices we need a release. These vices are yokes and like
every yoke, they must be broken. To be free from these vices we must avoid
them at all cost. You must go before the Lord and ask
for repentance and call for the Lord for restoration. To repent to
the Lord means returning to the Lord. To return, the Lord implies we have to
feel broken and conviction and turn to God to be saved and truly delivered.
After deliverance true deliverance sis, you begin to
practice the abiding presence of the Lord. Knowing that God is always with you,
walking along side of you. Him, alone should be all you need.
Some spiritual filled contemporary alternatives:
David Crowder Band
Some spiritual filled contemporary alternatives:
David Crowder Band
If
you are interested in reading the Search the Scripture lesson: Contemporary Social Vices: The Christian View (click
the title and scroll to pages 93-100)
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From your Sister in Christ with a Servants Heart,
Janet Adeola Songonuga
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