Pleasant Sunday Afternoon

The Surrey Hills Chamber Orchestra provided an hour long concert of classics from Beethoven, Greig, Tchaikovsky and Wagner for the benefit of Inala residents and it was certainly a very Pleasant Sunday Afternoon.

There is a saying, "Music is a window to the soul". This being true, we were all thoroughly enriched to the depths. Observing those in attendance, it was evident the music was making a connection in more ways than one.

God, however, touches our souls like none other. When we allow Christ to take the lead as conductor of our lives, we experience the most perfect symphony of grace. His baton brings love, healing, restoration and forgiveness. Hallelujah!

Psalm 81:1-2 (NIV) ~ "Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! Begin the music, strike the tambourine, play the melodious harp and lyre."

Murmurs In The Ranks

Focussing on David, the courageous shepherd-boy cum Goliath-slayer, we were encouraged by God's Word today that to live an accomplished life means maintaining a courageous, confident and committed faith.

In her Bible message, Dabak shared these thoughts:

• David is doing something that no one else on that battlefield was doing—displaying a strong confidence in the Lord.
• We need to be more like David than like Eliab. Eliab could only see how big Goliath was, while David could only see how big God is. When we fail to display great confidence in the ability of God, we are missing out on some of life’s great opportunities.
• David didn’t just talk—he acted on his convictions.

There must have been a tremendous amount of talking going on in the Isralite army that day. But it took a courageous, God-confident, committed boy to step up the task and prove to the rest that all the time God had a victory plan in mind.

Lord, help us to not simply talk about faith, but rather live out our convictions!