Imagine a church singer with such a magnificent voice. Every note is perfect. The congregation feels like singing because they weren't any distracting mistakes. If you were in the congregation you'd think, "Wow, that was such a great day of worship!"
Then, this same singer saw a familiar orphaned child. This singer has heard of this child's struggle. "I'm too tired to help", she thought. Not long after, she saw a friend who showed intent to help the orphan. The singer went to the friend and said, "I have a lot of things to do, let's go." If you were in the same road, would you still think this person led a wonderful time of worship?
In situations like this, Amos 5 takes the question further to "Was it really God you sang to when you could not even help the poor?" This singer probably sang to express herself. And herself was the idol she worships because her tasks mattered more than loving others.
What is true worship then?
According to James 1:27, it is
To look after the orphans
Help widows in times of distress
Refusing the world's mindset get into you
Should churches then remove music as a part of its worship service? All I'm saying here is if all we do is sing and neglect serving those who need it the most, our worship is nothing but absurd.
Instead, our goal as Christians would be to reach those who are marginalized, to go where no one intends to, and bring the gospel.
Revelations 7:9-10 puts it this way:
"After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”"
Through really loving people and going to the unreached, worship in heaven wouldn't be limited to familiar faces at church. It will be with people from every tribe and nation.
Here's a list of RED FLAGS for church musicians:
Doesn't care about the poor
Isn't passionate about missions
Rarely offers a helping hand to those who need it
At their own world when at church
Would not even try to talk to people after playing
Enjoys performing but refuses to teach children
If it's a YES to all of the above, sadly maybe the musician is just someone who happens to play at church. If it's a NO to all items, A CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN INDEED!
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