Original and Powerful - A Devotion

Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
Exodus 28:5 NIV

The latest Christian rock CD sounds just like the latest pop-rock secular group. Disappointing fans again, the newest dramatic prophetic sequel fails miserably at the box office. With bad acting and poor special effects, it just can’t compete against Hollywood offerings. Why do so many Christian artists try to copycat the secular world and often, only create poor imitations of what has already been made? Instead, Christians should be creatively leading the way instead of following.

Some Christians cry, “We don’t have the funding to compete.� This still implies you need to somehow be similar to gain appeal. Break the mold and create a new thing. Create a new sound. Work with low budgets and tell a great story through good acting and compelling plot lines.

When God made giraffes, porcupines and clown fish, He made originals. He filled the earth with his glory. If He creates anew with power and wonder, and Christians have access to His throne, shouldn’t they be making powerful, creative, original art too?

Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner’s manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.
Oprah Winfrey