MEMORY VERSE: Whenever
the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and
play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil
spirit would leave him. 1 Samuel 16:23
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Philemon
READ: 1 Samuel 16:14 -23
There
is power in music. The right kind of music or song can bring down the
Spirit of God. It can bring down the healing power of God. I have heard
testimonies of dead people being raised back to life during powerful
music ministrations. Psalm 22:3 says, "But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel." The praise includes songs of praises, worship, thanksgiving. Some
kings were stranded in the middle of nowhere so they invited the man of
God, Elisha, to bring them a word from God (2 Kings 3:13-19). May you
hear a word from God today in Jesus name. When Elisha arrived he
couldn't do much because some demonic boys had earlier provoked him by
calling him all sort of names (2 Kings 2:23-25). Out of anger the man of
God put a curse on them and two she bear came out of the wood and
ripped up forty-two of them. This outburst of anger affected Elisha's
spiritual life. He was down spiritually and could not prophesy. As a man
of God watch out for anger because it causes anointing leakage. What
did the man of God do to lift his spirit again? He requested for a
minstrel who played his harp and the hand of the Lord came down mightily
on Elisha. Within minutes, Elisha began prophesy again. May you have
restoration today in Jesus name. I remember during one of our long fast
several years ago, i entered the church very weak and tired so i sat
down all through . The moment the choir began ministering in songs, the
hand of the Lord came down mightily on the church and i found myself
standing, dancing and clapping my hands.
However,
the right kind of music can drive demons away. An evil spirit began to
torment Saul after the Spirit of the Lord left him. 1 Samuel 16:23 says,
“Whenever the spirit
from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then
relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit
would leave him.” Just
as the right kind of music can drive demons away, the wrong kind of
music can open one to demonic attacks or attract demons. God created
Satan and gave him a lot of musical gifts to produce melodious songs and
praise Him with it. Bible scholars even told us that he was actually a
choir master in heaven. Due to pride, he was cast out of heaven and his
musical gifts became corrupted. Ever since then, he has been using his
musical gifts to lure people into hell. Most of the secular songs people
listen to today are from satan. This is why you see some secular artist
comparing themselves to Jesus. Music is very important in the spiritual
life of a child of God and the wrong music can spiritually destroy the
child of God. Before Christ apprehended most of us, we know the kind of
music we used to play whenever we want to fornicate or commit adultery. I
mean we know those soft songs with sexual lyrics. Unknown to many,
those songs invoke the spirit of lust whenever it is played. There are
certain ungodly behaviors associated with some kind of songs. Take for
instance rap music. Gun crimes, drugs, alcohol, are associated with it.
Heavy tattoos, body piercing, lust, weird clothes, are all associated
with rock n roll.There
are certain spirits invoked in rock music secular or Christian – and it
is NOT the Holy Spirit. Not all gospel albums are inspired by God.
Recently i read about a gospel album with over 2,000 words and the name
of Jesus was not mentioned even once! Watch out for songs that promote
sensuality.
NOTE: Hymns are very good. Sing them from time to time as they are good for the soul and spirit.
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