Genuine Life

Living Instruments: An Orchestra of Righteousness

January 17th, 2011 - Written by Chase Sutton

"Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness." - Romans 6:13

Flutes, harps, violins, drums, cymbals, trombones, xylophones, and cellos are some of the many orchestral instruments. If you have ever heard an orchestra, you remember them playing an indescribable, beautiful harmonious sound- a symphony. Every musician and instrument flows together, as if made for each other.

Imagine every person as being an instrument for a moment; some are made as strings, woodwinds, brass or percussion. Each type of instrument has their own characteristics, some are similar to each other, by their appearance and sound, but they are still different and unique. Some instruments play in Christian songs and others play in worldly songs. The one's that are used in a Christian setting are instruments of righteousness and the ones that are in the worldly setting are instruments of wickedness. Many times, instruments of righteousness allow instruments of wickedness to borrow them, which in turn causes the righteous ones to be in a place where they have no business playing. Remember that the very moment we accepted Jesus, we became righteous, and therefore we have no more business blowing our horns, beating our drums or clashing our cymbals with the world. Instead, we should be telling people who are unsaved about Jesus, so that they can crossover from death to life and become instruments of righteousness. As the body of Christ, all of us need to stay in sync with God and flow with Him. Flowing with the world will cause us to make a bunch of racket, but flowing with God allows us to be like an orchestra playing a symphony- beautiful and harmonious.

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