By NICK VILLALOBOS, Editor-in-Chief
The power of music
Last week I shared with the readers the song “Shepherd” by the always amazing Crowder and I hope they were able to get something from it, even if it was only the fact that I like that song.
This week, I wanted to not just look at one song, but just music in general and being that I usually only listen to Christian music, that’s the genre I’ll focus on.
The Bible said in Psalm 105:2, “Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts.”
When it comes to listening to Crowder, Rend Collective, Elevation Worship or any of the other 100 plus Christian songs on my iPod, I can’t help but listen to them, and sing them aloud because God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are so, so good, and for me it’s impossible to hold in any type of praise to Him.
For every follower of Christ, the Word of God is the main source of hearing from Him, and that’s the same case for me as well. But, in addition to the Word, He speaks to me through the music I listen to as well.
Those who see me on the daily basis usually notice the headphones, or earphones, that I wear either on my head or around my neck. The reason they are there is not to just tune out the loud, and distracting, world, but to hear from Him as well.
In Galatians 5:16, it said, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” By constantly having my Christian music going throughout the day, I am able to walk by the Spirit, like the Word tells us to. I am also able to share with others about Christ and all of His goodness.
My home church, Oologah Assembly of God, in Oologah, Ok., [Shout out to the 918!] is a heavy praise and worship driven-church.
Every Sunday, we spend anywhere between 20-30 minutes in worship just lifting our hands and voices to the good Lord above so to hear, and feel, His spiritual presence. With that being said, there is another reason why I spend most of the day listening to Christian music.
I don’t get to go home often while I am back here in college, and by listening to my music constantly it reminds of my church family back home. It reminds me that while I am out here the in northwestern part of the state praising Him above, they are back home in the northeastern part, doing the exact same thing.
Christian music is powerful. It is a way for believers of Christ to connect to the Spirit, whether it be by hearing or feeling it, receive the Word and to share with non-believers the goodness of Him above.