While sitting in a drum booth playing down at a church in South County I was a almost push over suddenly by a rushing wind. As my mind reeled on how the Spirit of God could move through the box where I was sitting, it dawned on me; the Spirit isn't hinder by merely the material realm, He can move through it. Thinking more upon it, the Spirit moves us in our playing music, He moves through us and touches the listeners inside, and He it fills us to overflowing. That is supernatural isn't it?!
Why do we play music that doesn’t minister to the human spirit that is unanointed and unable to supernaturally carry the transforming power of God? It is mostly because we are self-centered and not God-centered in our music. It is the classic argument, "Did God give me this talent to glorify me the gift, or did God give me this talent to glorify the gift giver?"
Well, one day I was auditioning for a band that said they where “Christians” while mixing in popular secular music mostly rock oldies. I knew most of those old songs and went along and soon when the band decided to begin playing the Christian tunes, in the middle of the second tune the band stopped suddenly! They were just staring at me, “Well, what?” Two of the band members then start telling me “Wow, when we were playing the Christian songs you just lit up!” The rest of the band chimed in, “We see it too, so you must like Christian music more than the other, right?” So thinking on that statement and experience I had, I started to a really understand the direct difference between the two types of music spiritually speaking. First there are only two types of music according to God’s word… inspirational and secular. Jubal is a good example the represents the secular side of music - Genesis 4:21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. And David is a good example which represents the spiritual side of music – Psalms 150:6 “Let every thing that hath breath (speaking of musical instruments) praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.”
When a person is playing secular (natural) music the only "life" in those tunes is "the life" that we pour in it ourselves, yet when we are playing Christian music "the life of God" is already there in that music. God has poured Himself into that music. Further, the very supernatural of God is present in it! How do I know this you may ask? This Scripture, Pslams 22:3 “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.” When we are playing Christian tunes or worship and praise we meet Him and the supernatural there already in the music and the supernatural is released and poured out upon the listeners. So then there are now four of us playing this song together in unison. Yes, the trinity is playing along with you. When we open up to His anointing there is a tremendous power that flows through us as we play.We become the conduit for His supernatural river.
Before the fall of Lucifer he enjoyed that supernatural stream flowing through him, it was truly intoxicating. Lucifer had instruments in his body that when God's power would surge, Lucifer would play his instruments. I think all musicians can be temped as Lucifer was, intoxicated on themselves not God, and some can let there (natural) playing go to their heads like Lucifer did and fell. Today, Satan is still bankrupt. To get musicians he has to steal them always from God which place gifts within. Satan even tempts Christian musicians and desires to steal the power of God off of them to act as merchandisers of the anointing to lift up and promote Satan's projects that require motivational music to get people to sin. Add that up, is that what you are caught up in?
I guess the real mastery in Christian music is to manage what is happening while the Spirit of God is moving through us, not move us into the place where our head gets swelled and messed up where we thing we’re bigger than the gift giver, and it takes us down to the place where we get hit by the Devil’s sales pitch for fame and glory. So instead, if we stay humble, and if we stay focused on His glory and become a part God’s supernatural scene, we get to watch the awesome things God can do through us creatively and supernaturally.
It is amazing what the Lord can do, the limitlessness of potential, when the constraints in our way is removed completely through faith in Him. This is where new artist creativity is opened to us, tapping in, through entering the treasure house of God Grace and abilities! To me, what is most amazing is, the fact that God can move because of something I align myself with musicially, which causes great healing and supernatural ministry to break forth in His house! Yeah. May the music entirely honor Him who sits on the Throne, King Jesus forever!
Satan's job however is to move (natural) musicians into his pawn army where he uses their gifts to get his message out. yes, Satan has his own evangelists to promote darkness rather than light. Satan's snare for the Christian musician is to get them distracted by listening to other (natural) musicians and (natural) artists who have sold out to that "bugger" and tempt the Christian (supernatural) musician to go for his scene instead of God's scene! It is Satan's plan to destroy the potential of God in musicians to be able touch those in need through the Spirit of God. This is very discernible - very black and white. for Satan it is all about stopping the purpose for which music was created for, to be the very catalyst invented by God which carries (((the river of His Spirit to us.))) Satan wants musicians to rely completely upon the natural side of music, so the floods of God's Spirit won't be poured out, interrupting and knocking out his plans in the earth for sin and human destruction.
The good news is today Satan is being exposed and more musicians that are hungry for... and have experienced the tasting of God's goodness are leaving in numbers. These musicians have started to experience this supernatural river and learn how to flow with it. Praise God... He is so good all the time! Yes, I can truly say that I am among a band of Christian brother & sister artist-musicians who have answered the call to do their music for a higher purpose. To Glorify Our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ!
Rod Lambur
Rod Lambur
