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March Devotions
  1. What is Right
  2. Calm after the storm
  3. An Agreement
  4. No idols
  5. A Snare
  6. Compromise leads to disaster
  7. Serve the Lord
  8. A Cycle of forgetfulness
  9. A Hero Falls
  10. Worship and Sin
  11. Crazy for the Lord
  12. Ashamed of Worship
  13. Building our idols
  14. Worship for Generations
  15. Worship in Despair
  16. Kneeling before our Maker
  17. Singing before God
  18. Instrumental Worship
  19. Holy, Holy, Holy
  20. Enemies or Friends of God?
  21. Who Can Rescue?
  22. A Villain Turns to God
  23. Worship and Doubt
  24. Spirit and Truth
  25. God Speaks in Worship
  26. Acting Religious or Worshipping?
  27. Created in Place of the Creator
  28. Spiritual Act of Worship
  29. Orderly Worship
  30. No Repentance
  31. Worship God

Psalm 150:3-6

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
       praise him with the harp and lyre,

 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
       praise him with the strings and flute,

 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
       praise him with resounding cymbals.

 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
       Praise the LORD.


March 18

Instrumental Worship

While I believe "worship wars" as I like to refer to them have died down some now, people still get worked up over what instruments are acceptable in a church setting.  This usually has more to do with personal preference than what is truly acceptable but it is presented as if something is sacred about whatever preferences a person has.  And yes, it goes both ways - "We need guitar to reach out to young people," and "The church shouldn't have drums, we're not putting on a show" are two common complaints.

We don't necessarily use the harp and flute in our worship today, but it is acceptable to do so.  Psalm 150 lists probably all of the instruments available at the time.  The point is that we're to praise the Lord and use every means necessary.

Instruments are cultural.  Some instruments are not going to fit within a certain culture.  The kettle drums or bagpipes probably aren't going to go over well in your church but there would be nothing wrong with them in Jamaica and Scotland. 

If you have a preference for the guitar, drums, piano, or organ, that's great.  Don't make any of them sacred however.  The church should be focusing on reaching the lost, not arguing over what instruments are proper within the walls of the church.

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