Yesterday I was staining our back deck and listening to the
music on my iPhone. As I listened, several things happened: (1) my mind was set
at ease; (2) my heart was lifted to the throne room of God; and (3) I became
very grateful to the wide range of Christian music that the Lord has allowed
our generation to hear and enjoy.
Several years ago John MacArthur came and spoke at
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for the Spurgeon Lectures. In one of
his sermons he expressed that in his estimation we are in the midst of a Christian
revival or Awakening and may not be aware of it. He cited the numbers of people
listening to his sermon podcasts from all over the world, then referencing that
he is not the only Evangelical pastor whose sermons are being downloaded and
listened to all across the globe.
While the spoken Word is definitely the primary agency
through which is communicated the things of God, I want to give a shout out today
for the Word in song!
One of the more impactful songs that I heard yesterday was
Jeremy Camp’s “Revive Me.” It sounded like a song taken right out of the Book
of Psalms. I also enjoyed Blue Highway’s “Wondrous Love,” which I had newly
added to my collection.
During my listening session while staining, I also heard
Kings Kaleidoscope’s “One Righteous Man,” Lecrae’s “Real Talk,” several
portions from Handel’s Messiah, Sebastien Demrey’s and Jimmy Lahaie’s “Cherchez
D’Abord,” and John Swaim’s “Brethren We Have Met to Worship.”
Yes, we live in a blessed generation. Not only is good
preaching available to us at the touch of a screen, but we also have
God-glorifying music available to us as well. I agree with John MacArthur. We
are living in the midst of an Awakening of Christianity, facilitated by the
availability of good preaching and good singing!
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