Frankly Speaking!

The story has been told of one of composer Rossini’s students who composed a funeral march in commemoration of the death of Ludwig von Beethoven. This student took the piece to his master who listened attentively to the uninspired work played falteringly by the amateur. The very frank remark of Rossini to his student was, “The circumstances would have been more favorable if YOU had died, and Beethoven had composed the march.” [selected]

The lesson we need to learn is that our life composition will be better written if done by another. Perhaps our faltering in life is due to trying to do the composing ourselves when it would be best for the Master Who died for us to do the writing. Frankly speaking, there is a death that we need to die in order for the right melody to be brought to life.

Paul exhorted those at Rome . . .
“(10) For the death he [Jesus] died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. (11) So you also must CONSIDER YOURSELVES DEAD TO SIN AND ALIVE TO GOD IN CHRIST JESUS.” ( Romans 6:10-11 ESV)

Prior to this statement Paul had reminded the Romans of how their baptism into Christ was into His death so that just as Christ had been raised from the dead, they also were raised to “walk in newness of life.” ( Romans 6:3-4) Like the Christians at Rome, our life situation becomes more favorable by having died to self and to sin so that our life can be marked by a newness of being alive to God in Christ and to also “live to [or for] righteousness.” ( 1 Peter 2:24) It is in this way that our life can best commemorate and honor the Lord Jesus Christ. May the melody of our life be His!

Have a great day LIVING THE MASTER’S MELODY!
Carl

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