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Psalm 150.5

“Praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.”

I think I need to make it clear that everything I post is my point of view. I’m no pastor or Bible scholar. I’m simply a man, a sinner, that loves God and the word of God.

How should we sing and make music towards Jesus. Should it only be slow singing.

When you think of Christian gospel music do you imagine the sound of Slipknot with the words of Christ? Could you imagine a rap beat like Lil Wayne with words of Christ?

What would that sound like?

Let’s break that down in my own interpretation and hopefully some of you may agree.

First, let’s think about heavy metal. Lots of anti Christian symbolism, lots of satanism, and lots of screaming, but what or who created this?

I would like to refer to Isiah 45:7 for this topic.

7 “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.”

This verse tells me 2 things God created EVERYTHING, Satan created NOTHING.

Satan perverts what God has created.

So although God created not just rock music but all music Satan has taken it and perverted it.

That’s why we are so much satanic symbolism in the music industry.

A band really inspired this blog, their name is Holyname. Their style is very heavy but their lyrics are the gospel and pleasing to God to be with them to guide them. I think to myself how can this be and the Holy Spirit gave me knowledge I couldn’t comprehend at first. How can something so heavy be for God? Because they took it back from Satan, made it holy and gave it back to God.

Imagine this, there’s a kid who’s never been exposed to Jesus, listens to only rock music. Believes he is depressed and has anxiety, would never listen to “real” Christian music, and definitely wouldn’t let a Christian near him to speak the gospel.

Now how is God going to make his word know to this kid? Who is on the verge of suicide, who doesn’t want to live anymore. Who doesn’t know the word and love God provides. How could he ever be saved?

Well if you ask me he’s gonna be saved by this song randomly ending up in his shuffle of music by the glory of God.

He won’t realize it at first but once he decides to listen to those lyrics he’ll realize there’s a God and he landed in the place he never expected, in his music.

This music can travel to places a regular uptight Christian could never reach.

This kids life can be saved for all eternity if we stop thinking Christian’s can’t make anytype of music.

You can take out the word rock from this blog and replace it with any other music genre and the message is the same. Rap, reggaeton, country, salsa, pop, funk, etc

God can work through anything and everything and he promises to never leave us alone. That’s why there’s so many ways to send Gods message to those who need to hear it most.

In understanding this I think it’s extremely important us Christian’s have more of an open mind to how God is working and not judge what we do agree with.

Just because you don’t agree with it doesn’t make it wrong. Let God work and let’s focus on ourselves and our discipleship to him.

God doesn’t belong in a box of limitations, so instead of judging let’s let his work prosper.

Just like before I like to end these blogs with a prayer.

Let’s pray for understanding.

Lord, we thank you for this day. For this time you’ve given us. The life you’ve given us no matter how much or little we feel you’ve given we are thankful lord. I pray lord you give us understand and give us the understanding to let your will be done without us asking and judging on so many levels. Give us focus so we can see what we need to change in our own lives to be more like you, to follow you lord in a righteous path to heaven. I pray lord that you heal us who are broken, strengthen us and give us anew vision into a new life following you lord. We are born again through you.

In Jesus almighty name, Amen.

Thank you for reading

I love you guys stay safe.

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Thinking of Mary.

Luke 11:27-28

27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out,

"Blessed is the mother who gave you

birth and nursed you."

28 He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

I think I need to make it clear that everything I post is my point of view. I’m no pastor or Bible scholar. I’m simply a man, a sinner, that loves God and the word of God.

So diving into it

This verse is very interesting. A woman calls out to Jesus and blesses Mary. Almost for shadowing that at some point because she is the mother of God people will at some point worship her. Jesus hearing this then says "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

Almost as if he knew what was to come that although he is Jesus, son of God on earth and in heaven God himself people will in some ways make him second to Mary. Almost as if he knew that people will choose to worship Mary as they do Jesus.

So he makes a statement to in a way, combat that and let people know they blessed not by worshipping the woman who birthed him. Instead they are blessed when they hear the word of God and OBEY IT.

I’m not sure why some worship and pray to Mary, when she was alive no one worshipped her. No one prayed to her, it doesn’t say anywhere that she accepted these prayers and worship. It also doesn’t say she asked for them.

Jesus never says to do it, so why do some people worship and pray to Mary?

Let’s double check to see what God wants us to do.

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

Hmmm ok, so far it looks like only Jesus should be prayed. Looks like he’s the way to heaven.

Let’s look at another verse here

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Ok, Jesus Christ CONFIRMS he is the ONLY way.

So I grew up Catholic, my mother sent me to communion class and then I went to confirmation around 13-14.

At the time I wasn’t into religion, I wasn’t seeking God.

I would pray every night real quick before bed but then I wouldn’t speak to God all morning all day until the next night

I was living a life full of sin. Gangs, sex, petty crime, lust, drinking, smoking here and there.

Regardless here I was in this confirmation class and I’ll never forget what was said but I forget the exact words used. I do in fact remember the overall message and that it was the same class and same day.

Our teacher tells us do NOT pray to false Gods or anyone other than Jesus.

I remember thinking ok that’s pretty obvious we have 1 God we pray to him, I already do that at night I’m good.

Same class and this is where I no longer cared to chase religion.

My teacher tells us

“You CAN pray to Mary and the other disciples so they help guide your prayers to God. Imagine if your parent is made at you and you have to go to your other parent to talk to your parent for you!”

Me in my head I’m thinking wait a minute!?

You JUST SAID don’t pray to anyone else! But not only that now your saying that my all forgiving God who forgives those who are truly sorry can’t listen to my prayers because he’s so mad at me!?

I gotta go through another person? Who has NO supernatural powers? Who are they to tell God “hey man, listen to dudes prayers will ya?”

They have no authority over God!

Man, when I tell you I finished my confirmation and never looked back at the Catholic Church again I mean it.

I was done with religion, all of em.

I didn’t care to be part of anything because I felt like it was all misconstrued. They took the word of God and twisted it and made it something it’s not.

It’s crazy to think a sinner at that age in his heart knew something wasn’t right about this teaching.

I’m now 34 years old. I was 33 when I finally made the decision to follow God and try to be a disciple as best as I can with what I have. Almost 17 years after my confirmation, I’m walking with Christ.

Not to say I stopped believing in him, I definitely didn’t.

It was God and I only for 17 years but I had no guidance, I didn’t read the Bible, I didn’t listen or go to church. So I didn’t know how my walk with him was supposed to go.

At 33 I chose to try a Christian church.

I told myself I’m not going to accept Christianity but I’m going to listen to the word.

Man, oh man

Was I WRONG.

Thinking Christianity was a religion was my first mistake it’s not a religion it’s a relationship with God.

Ever since I was 14 I was basically a christian because I only worshipped Jesus from that point on.

I knew the disciples and I knew Mary and whole heartedly respected them.

As far as worshiping tho I saved that only for Jesus.

I’m 34 and learning all the time. I’m a Christian now, I have a relationship with God. The goal tho isn’t to be a Christian it’s to be a disciple of Jesus and that’s what I’m working on in my life now.

I hope that anyone and everyone who sees this knows that someone who was in the dark, involved in the worst kinds of things at a young age is now in the light with his father.

I urge you to follow Jesus and his word just as it is plain and simple in the Bible.

As far as worshipping anyone other Jesus let’s stop that as he’s commanded us to.

Let’s respect them, love them and thank them for the roles in what they’d done and helping to inspire us to be like them.

Every blog will be closed out in a quick prayer and this one is finished so let’s say these final words.

Heavenly Father, as we read our bibles today we thank you lord for your word. We thank you for the knowledge you have left for us, amazed at how your word has been here for so long and will continue to prosper into the future as we await your return. Heavenly Father I ask that you give your people understanding of your word, to grow into your word and follow your word. I am a sinner lord, forgive me for my sins and let your will be done.

Please continue to bless the eyes that seeing this in abundance.

In Jesus almighty name AMEN!

Have a blessed day

I love y’all

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