CCGP 2012-2013 Week 23

While singing The Orchestra Song we needed a student conductor.

This young man listened and watched while one of our tutors showed

 him how it's done -"We'll use a pencil for a baton.

Then point to the violin section first."

 

Singing the parts of The Orchestra Song reminds me of the Church.

Each of us has a role that is important for the body of Christ. As

we seek to use our abilities to build up one another it is a beautiful

song to the Lord. As we serve in harmony with one

another we glorify Him. 

 

God, the Father, is the supreme conductor/composer who is

orchestrating a glorious symphony. We get to be a part of His

 Magnum Opus each and every day. Whether we are in the violin,

clarinet, horn, trumpet or drum section we are to play enthusiastically,

all the while listening to the other parts so we stay together in order

 to blend into rich harmony. 

 

In the Christian life we must seek to serve the Lord daily, always

listening to those around us so the melody & harmony of Christlike

qualities will be a sweet sound in our Father's ears. If we forget about

others and go full steam ahead, no matter how enthusiastic we are, it will

surely be out of tune. Jesus is our lst chair violinist who plays the first

note and we tune to Him. The Holy Spirit is the tuning fork ever

keeping us on the mark of sanctification.

 

Keep your eyes on your Conductor trusting His direction

 and enjoy those beautiful sounds that are coming out of His

Church. May the world marvel at the counterpoint being

played in complete submission to one another staying in

perfect tempo and tune with our Savior. 

 

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing

to each one individually as He wills. For as the body is one

and has many members, but all the members of that one body,

being many, are one body, so also is Christ.  For by one Spirit we

 were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks,

whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into

one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many.

1 Corinthians 12:10-13

 

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