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Last night, one of my favorite shows started on NBC: The Sing-Off. It's an acapella singing competition. I continue to enjoy the music of past winners. Pentatonix (most recent winner) has a Christmas song, Little Drummer Boy, that has gone viral in recent weeks.
I mention this show in the context of this blog since I come from a church background with acapella-only singing: the Churches of Christ. For many, the identity of the churches of Christ comes more from what it is not than what it is. "Oh, that's the church that doesn't have instruments." True, but such a shallow perspective of who we are or strive to be as the body of Christ.
The challenge for this Transformational Tuesday is that you strive to be defined by who you are and not by what you're not. You are a beloved child of God. You are not a comparison to what anyone else is, has accomplished, or will be able to give or do for Christmas this year.
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I have had the song “Trust and Obey,” on my mind and in my heart for the past two days. Last night, at the small group / house church that meets here in Brighton, someone's prayer spoke directly to that concept and after the prayer, I mentioned the song on my heart and we sang a couple of verses.
The song is an old classic, but the message is simple and true. So, on this Makeover Monday, in the middle of all of the holiday noise and cold temperatures, my encouragement is that you remember and put into practice the words to this powerful song:
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word, what a glory He sheds on our way.
While we do His good will, He abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there's no other way, to be happy in Jesus, if we trust and obey.