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Casting Crowns ... Ernie Haas and                 spiritually. His servants suggested that
           Signature Sound ... Jars of Clay ...   someone should play music for him. David
           Michael Card ... Petra ... George      was brought and we read, “David took an
           Beverly Shea ... Third Day ... The     harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was
           Happy Goodmans ... Barlow Girl         refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit
... Chris Tomlin ... Bill & Gloria ... What’s     departed from him” (v 23). Wow! Saul’s
your choice? Does it matter? I have my taste,     mood was changed by the music! The music
and you have yours ... right? It is all about     refreshed him and made him well. Music is
personal preference, isn’t it? Your personal      powerful.
preference will be an important factor when
deciding what music you will listen to; but,          You have possibly seen someone sitting
as with other decisions in life, your liberty to  down, enjoying a calm conversation,
choose will be limited by the principles of       focused on the people to whom they are
Scripture. “‘All things are lawful,’ but not all  talking ... until the beat starts. As soon as the
things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful,’ but  music begins, something happens to them,
not all things build up” (1Cor 10:23,             as if they can’t help it. They start to sway or
ESV).                                             shake in unison with the music, or they have
                                                  to get up and start dancing. It’s as though
The Power of Music                                the music is controlling them! Music is
                                                  powerful. Recent medical research showed
    Consider 1Samuel 16 (it will help if you      that the schoolwork, social interactions,
read vv 14-23). King Saul would sometimes         mood, behavior, and promiscuity (look it
be troubled – emotionally, mentally, and          up!) of young people were impacted by
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