In case you didn’t know, I’m blessed not only to serve as student pastor for our church but also as worship director. We’ve started something new during our weekly rehearsals. Yep! You guessed it! Devotions! Below is one I shared with them on September 15th. Hope you enjoy and become challenged.
A system is as strong as its weakest link. All it takes to break a chain is one weak link. In the business world, that one weak link is very often a person. And the reason they’re the weak link is not because they’re a bad person, it’s because they’re not suited for the role they’re in.
QUESTION: When considering the Kingdom of God and our role in the church do we validate our role as a support or a weakness?
Everything we do must be a support to the Kingdom of God. Perhaps you ask the question: “How do we avoid being a weak link?”
I present two things that I sincerely feel are necessary for defining ourselves as a support and not a weakness.
#1 – PRAYER
We must do our part in supporting this ministry through prayer. Scripture encourages us to always: “Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thes 5:17) When we push aside the things in our lives to “PAUSE” and pray, we allow ourselves to become strong in the Lord.
There is nothing greater than being a man or woman of prayer. I think we would all agree that we could afford to pray more.
I found an interesting quote on this topic and I share it with us: “By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!”
The best way to avoid this from happening to us is to maintain a daily walk with God.
I digress … We had a local minister challenge the church to “GROW UP” spiritually. Prayer will cause us to grow leaps and bounds in our relationship with God and as well with people.
If we are all the time fussing and complaining about what we don’t like and how things should be this way and that way … MERCY! We’ll need to be re-baptized and re-filled with the Holy Ghost!
Truth is Jesus said I’d rather you be hot or cold than be luke-warm! Prayer will cause you to be on FIRE when singing praises unto God and leading others in worship.
#2 – EXERCISE
RELAX … I am not talking about physical exercise! I am sincerely referring to the motivation of your faith!
Faith without works is DEAD!
When we are learning songs and are taking time to rehearse we must begin exercising our faith as we think in advance the wondrous things that God is going to do through us when we minister through worship.
It only takes one negative opinion or one negative spirit to through things off guard. I would hate to know that I’m the reason our worship set didn’t connect with the congregation ultimately causing us to fail when we should have succeeded.
Have faith in what you’re singing about.
Have faith that God will use us to set the platform for the miraculous.
Have faith that while singing about the Healer, somebody gets just that!
When we join TOGETHER and exercise our faith, anything is possible and anything can happen! It just takes a little work put into action!
When faith is present in our rehearsals and in our services, there is no telling what God can and will do through us. We just have to exercise our faith!
We can do all things through Christ which strengthens us!
There you have it Ladies and Gentlemen. Just a Choir Devotion. I truly feel this goes beyond the responsibility of a music department. It digs deeper and demands a corresponding action. We must unite together in everything we do for the Kingdom. Our job is to be a support not a hinderance. PRAY for the power of the Holy Ghost to fall during every service. EXERCISE your faith for the miraculous. Trust me … God will show up, show off and show out.
