God Is not a God of Tradion, whatever God put in your Heart to do, DO.

Throughout my young life I have put up with CHURCH FOLK=Tradition, for so long. Tradition at times has made me so angry and confused. But God is not a God of confusion. "Church Folk" would tell me "why are you listening to that Hip Hop Gospel and all that Gospel Rap, that's the Church mimicking the world, and that ain't right", and I'd reply "I'm a young man who loves God, I love hymns and all that older southern traditional Gospel music but sometimes I just want to bounce and bop to some Godly music". "Well that ain't Holy" would be their response. And for a young man who loves God and is limited in his knowledge of Christ, statements such as these can deter and possibly cause the fire/passion for God stirred up in the young man to die out. And it is situations such as these that have led many astray, PEOPLE PREACHING TRADITION RATHER THEN THE LOVE OF GOD. Thank God, that at a young age I did not take to any of the foolishness I was fed by "Church Folk", ignoring what I had heard I continued to persue God and as I persued he answered he revealed answers to me, that quieted the nonsense being spread by the "Church Folk". God had shown me that he is not a God of Tradition through his word. My concern about the Gospel Music that had been questioned, God showed me in scrpiture that the only music He is concerned with is Holy music. You see the reason my "hip Hop Gospel" or "Gospel Rap" music was questioned, was due to the beat of the music. Well God told me He doesn't care about the beat as long of the author of the beat and song is an Anointed man/woman of God. Open your Bible and turn to 1 Sam 16:14-23. Read thoroughly. Now read verse 18 aloud. The description of David is that he is "a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine looking man. And the Lord is with him." The phrase " and the Lord is with him" is a sign of God's Glory and Anointing over David's Life. Because of God's Anointing on David's life whatever David did God was with him, therefore everything David did had a "Holy Effect" on it. When David went to war he fought with God's Anointing and when he played the harp, it was Anointed, the music was Holy. God loves Holy music!! It didn't matter what strings David played whether it had been Hip Hoppish or Classical Soundish, regardless of what sounds came from that harp God's Anointing lay on the sounds and therefore the music was Holy. That is what God cares for....Holiness...Purification. Note verse23, when the evil spirits came from God the Anointed music from David would cast them out. What does this mean, ANOINTED/HOLY MUSIC CAST OUT EVIL SPIRITS AND MUSIC THAT IS NOT HOLY USHERS IN EVIL SPIRITS. NO MATTER THE AUTHOR OF THE SONG NOR THE GENRE OF MUSIC, IF THE SONG WRITER IS NOT OF THE LORD, THE MUSIC WILL USHER IN EVIL SPIRITS!! Now targeting the tradition nonsense, turn your bibles to 1 Sam 10:1-7. Read the verses thoroughly. If you read the first verse again, you will see that Saul had been Anointed, therefore God was with him. Now look at verse 7 and it reads "do whatever your hands finds to do, for God is with you". You see Saul had been Anointed and he was sent from Samuel to do some tasks. Saul was obedient and he did what he was told. Then when he met the prophets, the Spirit of the Lord rested upon him and he began to prophesy and the Bible declares that he was Changed! Then the Lord says "do whatever your hands finds to do". God did not give a set structure for ministry. If God placed it on your hearts to Rap Gospel, then Rap. Whenever the Spirit of the Lord rest on you, there is not set way for Ministry, Your Ministry is not someone else's so don't rely on others to guide you in a Ministry that is not theirs. Whether your Ministry is playing a harp, tap dancing, basketball, you must do it. God just wants the Glory and the Praise, He is creativity and He can use you if you only allow Him and nobody else to guide your Ministry. People will talk harshly about you, but did they not talk the same way about Jesus. Jesus was talked about and lied on. You walk in his name so you should expect people to disagree with and bash your calling, but DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED!! For the Lord HAS ALREADY GIVEN YOU THE VICTORY!!!!. For Levicus 26:13 says "I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high"!!! Rejoice in the Lord. God Bless. Come back next week and tell a friend!!