It seemed everything inside me wanted to turn the song off, so I did; and, I did not play any of the songs again for a while; when I remembered that the songs were supposed to be a message, I tried to play another one ‘When You Were A Child’ – but, then, I felt angry and worked up, so I did not go further than a few seconds. I do not think I had even heard any of the lyrics.
Eventually, I looked up the lyrics online so that I would at least know what the songs were about. Sometime later, I mentioned this to one of the female pastors, and she sent me some of Jason Upton’s songs. She told me that she had experienced something similar to what I was experiencing, at some time, though perhaps not as bad as my reaction, and that she really liked him, because he did not just sing about God – it seemed like he sang before God, or to God.
She spoke to me about loving God with my heart and mind, and delighting in Him – Jason Upton kinda teaches you to do that, you know.
Quick story:
One of the songs in the ‘Remember’ album is ‘They Will Know We are Christians by Our Love, recorded in a church meeting at Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tornado that had already devastated other parts of that state was headed straight for them, and the church leadership there had planned to get everyone to a safe area. Just before they left, Jason Upton suggested that they ‘sneak some worship in’; and, at some point, he sang ‘Tornado, you’ve gotta go!’ and began speaking directly to the tornado.
They later learnt that the tornado system mysteriously broke apart at the time they started praying – God stopped the tornado! That is not such a big deal, anyway, because God does crazier things than that through, and in His people. When you are loving God, He will make you step out in faith and do crazy and audacious things; and, everything you do – singing or listening to music, reading or writing, speaking and hearing – will be done with/in His strength, grace, and authority. See Colossians 3:16-17, 1 John 5:3-4).
I resolved to listen to at least one of them, from beginning to end. I stopped feeling angry and flustered after a minute or two; and, after then, I did not feel all those weird feelings anymore. In fact, after a short time, I loved them, and the Lord spoke to me a lot through Jason Upton’s music.
The lyrics of songs and videos that go along with the songs have massive impact on the life and even the atmosphere of a place. Listening to a song with the lyrics ‘I wanna die young’ cannot birth anything good in your life. Music is not music! There is a huge difference between things.
Things are different based on what is in them and the power behind them. You must watch the thing behind what you are doing. Get rid of things that promote the works of Satan. You do not need everything.
THE END!
Miraculous Monday: 17th February 2025
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