And all the people went up after him; and the people played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth seemed to split with their sound. 1 Kings 1:40
So, as you can read in our verse for today, we did not invent loud music with the coming of rock n' roll. And, what is this? Flutes?! Brass instruments or big drums one might understand, but seeming to split the earth with flutes? Did someone sneak in a bass guitar and a couple of big amps? Of course the volume is not so much in the instruments but the rejoicing with great joy. Their voices of rejoicing seemed to split the earth. With great joy they marched together and made this great noise of rejoicing.
Today we seem to be in an age where the big marches are about protest, not rejoicing. When was the last time someone organized a march on Washington DC to rejoice over something? After the big game on Sunday? I'm not sure it's all rejoicing if a city needs police in riot gear ready to go. May we all look to our Savior and learn what rejoicing is all about. As Paul tells us:
Rejoice in the Lord always!
Bucky
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