1 Corinthians 13:1

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

We had a windchime at one time that was the first 6 or 8 notes of Amazing Grace. When struck in the right order you heard those familiar notes but when just struck at random it was just a noise. When it was hung out on the porch and the wind moved it was just a random sound, every once in awhile you would catch the faintest glimpse of the song but most of the time it was just a noise, pleasant yes, but still just a noise.

So many times, we are like the windchime, we have a distinct sound, but we are not in order and we are random in our playing. We have a beautiful song to play but we are not practiced in the playing, so we become as the sounding brass and the tinkling cymbal. Our song is beautiful when played in order but does not even sound good to us when it is not.

Conversely, there are times the solo instrument sounds good, but the song sounds so much better when the other instruments come in to the song and you hear the harmonies and the melodies played sweetly together, but a duo, quartet or even an orchestra sounds terrible if the instruments are not playing together on the same song. We have a beautiful song that sounds good solo but sounds better when played with a group. When played together to the best of our ability, our song goes from being the quiet simple sound of the individual to the mighty voice of the orchestra.

Come friend let us play together for the glory of our Lord and Savior. Let us each take our individual instrument and play them together that God might receive the honor. Whether you feel you are the simple triangle or the or the mightiest violin, whether you be the largest tympani drum or just a wood block, when played at the right time, it adds to the music until it becomes the symphony that is the worship of God. Let us not just make noise for God, let us make sweet music for our Lord and Savior. Let us not be just a sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal, let us be the sweet symphony that we are capable of being

-Pastor Scott

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