Monday, August 19, 2024
Topic: “Praise, a musical style or a lifestyle?”
Text: Revelation 14:6-7
6. And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. 7. And he said with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him: for the hour of his judgment has come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Let us remember:
Praise is defined as the act of celebrating the merit of God. Musical style is a conventional category that identifies certain pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. We can cite: classical, rumba, ndara among the badondo of Congo, Blues, Folk, makosa… Lifestyle is the way of living, being and thinking, of a person, of a group of individuals. It is their daily behavior, their way of living certain values. Is praise a musical style or a lifestyle? There is no musical style called praise, there is no rhythm called praise. On the other hand, gospel is a Christian musical style, with vocal dominance, which was developed at the same time as primitive blues. It is a modernized evolution of the Negro Spiritual in response to the market of the time. Praise to God is part of our life. Praise is a divine order because by his Spirit, God makes rise in us a recognition of his person so that we honor him. It is the work of the Holy Spirit in us. We live to praise God. So it is a mandatory way of life for the children of God. The Spirit of God that lives in us arouses the daily need to praise God. Praise can be a song, a dance, a prayer, a poem... We can praise by kneeling, raising our hands and hearts to God... Excellent Monday. Amen
Alain Louz.-
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