ROLE OF MUSIC IN WORSHIP
Music a powerful, emotional stimulator. And it is a gift of God. You couldn’t imagine the world without music, the world in which we now live. With more music than the world has ever known before, people are literally engulfed in music all the time. Doesn’t matter where you go; doesn’t matter what restaurant you’re in; doesn’t matter what store you’re in; doesn’t matter what gas station you’re in. Doesn’t matter where you are, you will be exposed to music.
What this tells us is that music meets a human need. Music finds a place in the heart of people. There is an occasion in
But music is not just associated with the need for comfort, rest, tranquility, peace, sleep. It’s associated with every other part of life. Music can be high, and noble, and exalted. It can be elevating. It can be uplifting. It can raise that which is honorable and pure. Or, music can be low, degrading, debasing, even ugly. It can literally tamper with all the ranges of human experience and emotion. But one thing is for sure: music rides the back of the culture in whatever direction it is going.