Let the Master
Play Your Life
October 13, 2003
The great composer Mendelssohn visited a cathedral
in Europe that housed one of the most magnificent organs in the
world. The cathedral organist was sitting at the organ playing.
When he finished Mendelssohn asked if he could play it. The old
man said, "Sir, we don't let strangers off the street play our
organ." Mendelssohn persuaded him and as the notes of the master
echoed off the wall of the cathedral the old man listened in
silence. He had never heard such beauty. When the master
finished the old man asked who he was. When he found out he
said, "What an old fool I am. I almost prevented Mendelssohn
from playing our organ."
Sometimes we become like that old man. It is the
Holy Spirit who can play the organ of our lives producing notes
in harmony with God. Like that old man we often stand in the way
of the Holy Spirit and do not allow him to control our lives and
create beautiful music through us.
Paul was aware of this. In Romans 7:14-25 he
details the struggle Christians have with the sin that resides
within them. Our efforts to live the Christian life without God
end in failure and discord. Paul wanted to persuade us to move
over, and let the Spirit of God control our lives.
How do we do that? Books have been written on the
subject. But for me the key is to respond to the Spirit's
coaxing by trusting him to do what he wants through me. I must
trust the Spirit of God to give me the power to do what is
right. I must rely on the Spirit to help me bridle my tongue;
control my eyes, thoughts and deeds.
This week--consciously choose, throughout each day
to trust God's Spirit to play his music through you. When you
face a temptation say: "Father, I trust your Spirit to enable me
to resist." When you're prompted to extend a kindness say,
"Father, I trust your Spirit to love through me." If you do this
for one week--you'll be amazed at the tone of your life. And so
will those around you.
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