Have you ever had a performance bring you out of your seat and to your feet without being told to stand? I have. Not in church where we sing songs to the Lord Jesus and rarely with such power to move us in spontaneous worship. I have heard songs that got me to my feet with my hands in the air and often with my eyes closed in concerts. I have been moved by dramatic presentations that moved me to tears and brought me to my feet.
I have heard songs that brought goose bumps to my skin and put a lump in my throat. Not every song does that. I have had songs that made me smile and that made me sad. It takes a heart felt performance to produce a heart felt response.
Sermons are designed to elicit a response from us. I have listened to pastor Mitchell with such rapt attention, hanging on every word and wishing he would go on. I have heard sermons that I wished would just end also. And I have heard music that was terrible or predictable or uninspiring too.
I listen to a lot of gospel music and some of it is very good. A few songs are so powerful that even listening at home I feel myself moved and improved. Good music affects us in a good way. Bad music makes us not appreciate the power of music as much.
God bless us, every one.
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